from Christian Today
An Australian judge has ruled against a mother who wished to begin transitioning her 12-year-old boy into a girl via puberty blockers, and has granted custody of the boy to his father.
One activist has called the decision a “stunning victory for sanity in Australia”.
Judge Andrew Strum did not rule out permitting the child to transition once they were older but said that they were too young to fully comprehend the implications of such a life-changing decision.
In his ruling, Judge Strum wrote, “This is a case about a child, and a relatively young one at that; not one about the cause of transgender people,”
“As this child grows, develops and matures, and explores and experiences life, the child might, with the related benefits of the passage of time and the acquisition of balanced understanding, come to identify as a transgender female and might elect to undergo some form of medical treatment, to affirm and/or align with that identity. But, similarly, with those benefits, the child might not do so, and for a variety of reasons.
“At this stage in the child’s life, all options should be left open, without any unacceptable risk of harm to the child.”
Judge Strum took particular exception to so-called evidence presented by “experts” speaking in support of the mother’s position that gender identity is a purely internal matter which is completely unaffected by external influence.