A California judge has ruled in a long-running battle to prevent his ex-wife from allowing her pre-teen son, who identifies as a girl named “Luna,” to receive gender-affirming care. It was a devastating blow to a Texas father.
Jeff Younger, 59, father of two Published in X Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Juhasz has granted Anne Georgolas, his estranged ex-wife, a pediatrician, the authority to “castrate” their 12-year-old son James, and has granted him “full custody” of their twin sons. I lost it,” he said.
“I have lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, everyone. Maybe I'll see them when they're older. Judge Juha in California has given my ex-wife the power to castrate our son James. ” Younger wrote, referring to a treatment known as chemical castration.
Chemical castration uses puberty blocking drugs to stop the production of sex hormones. Unlike surgical castration, chemical castration does not remove organs. Although the Department of Health and Human Services claims this practice is reversible, Long-term sexual side effects are unknown. Studies have also reported the following symptoms: decrease in bone density.
“Let my story be a warning to young men: fathers have no rights over their children,” the father added.
A long legal battle between Younger and Georglas made headlines in 2018, when she told Younger that the twins' admission to the school and other parents and students “Luna's gender is different from the girl named Luna.” She sought a restraining order to prevent him from telling her. ” The Washington Post reported at the time.
Ms Georglas said her then six-year-old son, James, identified as female and insisted on wearing dresses and being called “Luna'' instead.
But Younger said her son acted like a boy when they were together, and attributed the gender confusion to his mother's influence.
A Texas court initially awarded the parents joint custody in 2019, but Georgolas was awarded sole custody of the twins in 2021. However, the condition was that Younger's consent would have to be obtained for any medical procedures related to James' gender dysphoria. Texas newspaper reported.
Things all changed in 2022. Georglas, along with James and his twin brother Jude, moved to California to take advantage of the state's “trans sanctuary” law, which allows parents to pursue gender-affirming care for their transgender children without legal interference from other states. moved to
young petitioned the Texas Supreme Court He asked to have his sons returned to Texas before the California law took effect, but the court denied his request.
Younger's case comes amid a national culture war over gender-affirming care for minors.
As of this year, 25 states have banned medical treatment for children who identify as transgender, and a challenge to one state will go to the Supreme Court next month.
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to take action on this issue at a campaign event in August, telling the audience: “On day one, I will sign an executive order directing all federal agencies to cease promoting gender reassignment or gender reassignment, regardless of age.”
“They won't do that anymore.”
