citizen winston smith
2024-10-21 16:05:53 UTC
Everyone is very concerned about being forcibly converted to the opposite
Name one time it happenned.https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-governor-defends-removal-of-14-year-old-from-parents-who-opposed-gender-identity-greg-gianforte-krista-todd-kolstad-lgbt-transgender-social-transition-custody
HELENA, Mont. (TND) — Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte told The
National Desk (TND) Monday state officials acted within their legal
limitations by removing a child from parents who objected to their
transitioning gender identity.
Montana Child and Family Services (CFS) officials took custody of the
14-year-old from parents Krista and Todd Kolstad this month, according
to Reduxx. The teenager is reportedly a biological female and recently
began to express suicidal thoughts.
While being treated at a hospital in August, doctors began using the
child's preferred name and pronouns, which do not correspond with the
child's biological sex, according to Reduxx.The parents reportedly
opposed and noted allowing their child to undergo any form of gender
transition, socially or medically, was a violation of their "values,
morals, and ... religious beliefs."
Doctors reportedly later moved the 14-year-old to a specialized
residential treatment facility in Wyoming despite the parents preferring
a facility in Billings, Montana. Krista and Todd claim they were given
no information as to their child’s well-being or treatment during that
time, according to Reduxx.
In September, the 14-year-old was returned to Montana and placed in a
group home, according to Reduxx. After four months, Krista and Todd were
reportedly notified that custody was being granted to CFS and the agency
would be allowing the child's birth mother in Canada to ultimately
assume care.
“We were told that letting [the child] transition and live as a boy was
in her ‘therapeutic best interest’ and because we aren’t willing to
follow that recommendation, the court gave CFS custody of [the child]
for six months,” Krista told Reduxx. "The judge said to us ‘you need to
expect that reunification with your family may not be what you are
expecting.'"