Texas judge grants joint custody to parents who disagree over whether their 7-year-old is transgender

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A Texas couple who have made national news for disagreeing over their child’s gender identity have now been granted joint custody, a judge said Thursday.

Anne Georgulas and Jeffrey Younger have been locked in a custody battle over their 7-year-old — who many news outlets have chosen not to name for the sake of privacy — since 2018.  

Georgulas, a pediatrician, contends that their child is a transgender girl. Younger, meanwhile, has remained steadfast that the 7-year-old, who doctors considered male at birth, is a boy. 

The legal dispute began when Georgulas filed a lawsuit last year asking that Younger be legally required to use the child’s female name both in public and private. Younger, meanwhile, denied that request and accused his ex-wife of trying to medically transition their child. 

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