Tag: child
Intersex Infant Surgery Settlement Highlights Regulatory Gaps
A legal settlement in South Carolina last week will award US$ 440,000 to a 12-year-old intersex child, born with sex characteristics not quite typically male or female, who was operated on as an infant to make his body appear like a girl. The surgery was irreversible, medically unnecessary, and traumatising for the child, who grew up to identify as a boy.
Adoption laws in Queensland changed to allow same-sex couples to become parents
Same-sex couples, single people and couples undergoing fertility treatment will now be able to adopt a child in Queensland.
Lesbian couple’s custody fight with two gay men who donated sperm
A lesbian mother and her partner became embroiled in a custody fight with two gay men who had donated sperm so they could all jointly raise the same child, it has been revealed.
Jacob’s Journey: Life as a Transgender 5-Year-Old
When Jacob Lemay invites you into his bedroom, he wants to give the full tour. He’ll show you his books, the planets and stars on the wall, his bunk bed and the stuffed animals he’s lined up all in a row.
10 Do’s and Don’ts When Suspecting a Child is Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual
As a parent that has suspicions of whether or not their child is lesbian, gay or bisexual, it can be difficult to navigate the best course of action. Edy Nathan MA, LCSW gives 10 do’s and don’ts that can help a parent create a safe space to support the child in their life.
Russian toddler contracts HIV from transfusion
Doctors in Russia accidentally infected a 16-month-old girl with HIV during a blood transfusion, investigators said Monday, opening a criminal probe into the case.