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Sunday, December 3, 2017

L.A. Families Complain of Insensitive Treatment During Court Hearings Related to Transgender Name Change

The Liljestrand family walked into the courthouse confident — if a bit nervous.

They’d come to get their eldest child’s name legally changed to Melissa Rose and her gender designation switched from male to female.

When it was finally their turn to be heard, the judge cleared the courtroom. Before long, he turned to the 14-year-old and asked how she knew she was a girl.

“Convince me,” the judge said, according to the family.

Read the full story on LATimes.com. 



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