Misgendering refers to addressing or referring to someone using pronouns or gender terms that don't align with their gender identity. In some debates, particularly around transgender youth, questions have arisen about whether consistent misgendering by parents should be considered a form of emotional abuse and grounds for loss of custody. Proponents argue that persistent misgendering can cause significant psychological harm to transgender children, and in severe cases, may justify state intervention to protect the child’s well-being. Opponents argue that removing custody over misgendering infringes on parental rights, may criminalize disagreement or confusion over gender identity, and could lead to overreach by the state into family matters.
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36% Yes |
64% No |
36% Yes |
64% No |
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Unique answers from Right voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B4VB3F37hrs7H
It depends on if the child has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria or not and the circumstances of the individual case
@B4SXKQ92 days2D
No they should be provided education and counselling related to the affects of their actions, and then be evaluated going forward
@B4M2Q3L2wks2W
Hard to agree because for some foster care might be even worse than their parents so in terms of harm reduction I'm unsure
@B4LT4952wks2W
While misgendering your child is terrible I don’t think it alone should be enough reason for a parent to lose custody. If a parent misgenders their child along with other forms of abuse then they definitely should.
@B4KXH4L2wks2W
If prolonged intentional misgendering then yes- serious risk of harm to child. Would need more parameters on this q.
@B4KHYS52wks2W
Losing custody is too severe there should be some other short of punishment to ensure that it won't happen again. However if the new punishment happens to the same person multiple times then they should lose custody.
@B4MYRBK1wk1W
They should not default lose custody, but this should be considered as a form of abuse that can be taken into consideration when discussing custody issues.
@B4M4Y522wks2W
Parents should be mandated to meet with a family councillor to evaluate the instance of abuse outside of misgendering. If the parents attempt to forcefully restrict the child’s self determination in other ways, then removal could be considered.
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