Court takes couple’s children because father is transgender

[Kate Thomas]

Court takes couple's children because father is transgender
Monday, November 18, 2013
by:Byrgen Finkelman
Times Union
Transgender Talk

Cindy gave birth to healthy twins 2 ½ years ago, and Daniel and Cindy and the twins have been very happy – except for one problem.

Cindy's parents make rude comments about Daniel being transgender, and they do it in front of the twins.

Requests for them to stop are met with mirth.

Daniel and Cindy put up with this behavior for a long while, but as the twins are getting older, they worry that the negative comments are harmful, and they don't want to be forced to try and explain concepts to their young children that are beyond their ability or need to understand – in vitro, transgender.

Daniel and Cindy made the difficult decision that the grandparents are no longer welcome in their lives.

The grandparents got angry and sued for custody of the children.

The twins have two loving parents.

Child Protective Services have never been called; there have been no police reports of abuse; neither parent has a criminal record.

Last week, a court removed the twins from their home and gave custody to the grandparents.

The reason?

Their father is transgender.

[Gabrielle]

New York State?

[KelsieJ]

There is only one report on this - and there are no sources listed, no state, etc.

It's very possible this could be a hoax, or that not all the information is available to the author who wrote the original report

http://blog.timesunion.com/transgender/court-takes-couples-children-because-father-is-transgender/1690/

[~RoadToTrista~]

There is only one report on this - and there are no sources listed, no state, etc.

It's very possible this could be a hoax, or that not all the information is available to the author who wrote the original report

http://blog.timesunion.com/transgender/court-takes-couples-children-because-father-is-transgender/1690/

Perhaps you're right.

[Amy The Bookworm]

Perhaps you're right.

This is what I was thinking as well. There's not enough information to validate if this is true. I certainly hope it's not true.

[Kate Thomas]

this is not a "news report" but rather a Blog Opinion  the blog author does state

I've changed the names because the case hasn't hit the news, so perhaps the family will be able to maintain some privacy.

so do take it with a grain of salt.

I do feel that the family has every right to maintain its privacy.  I also hope they are looking for a good lawyer.

[Kate Thomas]

Byrgen Finkelman

Ally, advocate, and founding member of New York Citizens for Transgender Rights, which advocates for transgender rights from New York's Capital Region.

[suzifrommd]

I am troubled by the fact that the location is not mention. This defies fact checking, so we have to take the word of the author, clearly not unbiased.

[Amy The Bookworm]

Byrgen Finkelman

Ally, advocate, and founding member of New York Citizens for Transgender Rights, which advocates for transgender rights from New York's Capital Region.

Thank you for the information, Kate. I'll be watching the news.

It's not that we don't believe you. It's just ... we can't speak out as a community against this if we don't know for sure if it's true.