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A link to This is not over and the LJ user referred to.

Short version:

Kimberly is a transwoman, and was fired from her job for refusing to dress like a man. She has two children and an ex-wife. Her ex-wife has taken her to court for being unable to pay her child support.

She's going to school to get her BA in psychology, but the court ordered her to dress like a man when in the company of her children, to quit school in order to get a full time job (which is difficult due to her transgender status), and to pay a thousand dollars per month in child support. The commissioner said, 'I'm not convinced being transgender is not a choice like being a punk rocker.'

Now, she's been stripped of her parental rights and is facing jail time starting tomorrow unless she can pay the thousand dollars. Locking up a transwoman in a men's jail is dangerous, but from what I've gathered, Kimberly is pre-op and will be placed into the men's jail ward

"A choice like being a punk rocker". Oh shoot me now. I'm just mentally comparing this to the Four Corners report that screened on ABC recently, and the level of compassion shown by all parties (with the exception of one civil service employee who I hope lost her job over it) through the various stories.

To quote from the website:

The presiding judge also speaks to Four Corners. Justice Chisholm decided that "Kevin" was a man at the time he was married. It was not a lifestyle choice. "The brain sex theory, the biological-based theory doesn’t seem to have any competitors in terms of explanations. No one else is saying 'Oh, there’s this other plausible explanation'," says Justice Chisholm.

Please, send this judge to Maine.

yeah I'm procrastinating.

Wierd noticing stuff...

So epideme falls off the LJ radar and suddenly charlesd is posting a lot.

Hmmm.