When the case was first heard in trial court, Indiana officials argued the child "should be in a home where she is [ac]cepted for who she is" and restricted the Coxes’ visitation time to a few hours once a week, which barred them from speaking to him about their religious views on human sexuality and gender identity. Even though the court determined the Coxes were fit parents, it upheld the removal of their child which was later upheld by the appeals court. "If this can happen in Indiana, it can happen anywhere," Windhamn said.
The parents *do* accept *him* for who *he* is. It is these monsters who took him away that don't.