Judge sounds sane: "“Adolescence is a time of fevered identity exploration,” Kirby philosophized. “Adolescents can become fixated on their immediate desires & far too often lack the ability to fully appreciate long-term effects of their decisions.”
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"Judge Joseph Kirby..., the family says, asked 'uncomfortable' & 'irrelevant' questions about Elliott’s transition & his hormone therapy."
As if whether a 15-yr-old is on irreversible cross-sex hormone treatment is "irrelevant." And god forbid a teen should be "uncomfortable."
As if whether a 15-yr-old is on irreversible cross-sex hormone treatment is "irrelevant." And god forbid a teen should be "uncomfortable."
The parents griped that going before the judge was like an "interrogation." What the hell do they think the court system is there for?
