if a trans girl goes into a foster care do u think they'd authorize puberty blockers?
i'm considering reporting my sister b/c she's physically/emotionally abusive to her trans daughter and my niece has talked to me about killing herself/running away to escape. i would only be allowed to keep her if i went thru child welfare but i believe i'd be able to pass a foster home inspection and become her guardian. i don't want to do this unless i'm sure she could stay with me tho b/c i was in foster care growing up and it's hellish if you get the wrong placement. so hellish that sometimes i wish i was with my abusive mom instead.
i think so. she's 11 and i have a stable government job and a supportive live-in bf.
i'm not a push over with her either and she already runs away to stay with me before the cops come get her so it's not like i have rose-coloured glasses about what this entails
i do know that once i open this can of worms it's over for her hopes of living at home. and it'll destroy my relationship with my family. idk
depends on the state, some states have in the past taken a trans child into foster care specifically so they can get medical care but it's far from standard. what state is this?
nayrt but BC is the last province in canada to make any trans-specific legislation on protective statuses and shit, but i wouldn't say its entirely impossible that your niece would get help from child services in foster care
i would call them or maybe a lawyer who specializes in this and ask, also any trans organizations in your area that could give advice because they would know legal matters like this
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(Anonymous) 2015-07-30 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)i'm considering reporting my sister b/c she's physically/emotionally abusive to her trans daughter and my niece has talked to me about killing herself/running away to escape. i would only be allowed to keep her if i went thru child welfare but i believe i'd be able to pass a foster home inspection and become her guardian. i don't want to do this unless i'm sure she could stay with me tho b/c i was in foster care growing up and it's hellish if you get the wrong placement. so hellish that sometimes i wish i was with my abusive mom instead.
idk i feel so bad for my niece
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(Anonymous) 2015-07-30 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)i'm not a push over with her either and she already runs away to stay with me before the cops come get her so it's not like i have rose-coloured glasses about what this entails
i do know that once i open this can of worms it's over for her hopes of living at home. and it'll destroy my relationship with my family. idk
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(Anonymous) 2015-07-30 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)m2 :/
Re: tw child abuse
(Anonymous) 2015-07-30 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)i would call them or maybe a lawyer who specializes in this and ask, also any trans organizations in your area that could give advice because they would know legal matters like this
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(Anonymous) 2015-07-30 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)and yeah i know bc is fucked up when it comes to trans rights