Posted on 07/26/2024 8:22:17 AM PDT by packagingguy
A military family who lost custody of their autistic son after they refused to transition his gender are suing a major DC hospital.
The family said their boy had never shown any desire to become a girl until, at 16, he was hospitalized for self-harming after a bitter breakup with his girlfriend in 2021.
Staff at Children's National Hospital informed the family that he wanted to be female and should be referred to using she/her pronouns going forward, the suit claims.
His army veteran parents, from Prince George County in Maryland, rejected the suggestion, saying their son was 'impressionable' due to being autistic.
They have accused the hospital of starting a 'full-on campaign to transgender this child' and accused staff of 'mental re-programming', saying their son had been forced to write letters to friends disavowing his previous male identity.
According to the lawsuit, the hospital used its emergency policies to keep the boy in its units and reported the parents to child protection services...
The parents, who are in their 40s and African-American, say their son was at risk because his condition means he is vulnerable to social manipulation.
They have spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com but want to remain anonymous to protect their estranged son's privacy.
The boy's father revealed how they had to sell their thriving business and four-bedroom family home to cover legal costs.
The father said: 'This has been devastating. It drained so much money, there is no money left.
'It changed our entire way of life, with the loss of a child and then with the loss of our income.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I see a surge in wood chipper sales.
Let him transition to a girl it’s as easy as spinning straw into gold it worked in the book it can’t be wrong.
What is NCR?
That’s Pat from the 1990’s SNL!
They used to be a safe place to have tonsils out, playground accidents stitched, broken limbs set, and burst appendixes removed. Not any more.
National capital region that’s about a 15-20 mile circle around DC.
Pinging you to this sad story...
His parents homeschooled him until age 14. Then, they sent him to high school. He graduated a year later. Then, he entered a college program.
At 16, he told some friends that he’s “LGBT,” but he used masculine pronouns. Six months later, at 16, he attempted suicide after his girlfriend broke up with him.
He was admitted to a hospital that had a “nongendered” chaplain. And the story gets worse and worse...
There are several military installations around the perimeter, where the family may have base privileges.
All sorts of locals from surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties will drive in to DC to Children's if there is something serious. The nearest other top-rated chidren's hospital is CHOP in Philadelphia -- 3 hrs north of downtown DC.
This hospital was founded in DC in the late 1800s, and was revered/. Now this. It's a disgrace.
Special needs kids are usually in to 23 or more
Many many children of conservatives and even homeschooled kids have turned trans
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