PinkNews - German trans girl `to be institutionalised'

News that an 11 year old trans girl in Berlin, Germany, is about to be committed to a mental institution by local authorities - following intervention by her absent father - has prompted grave concern by the International LGBTQ Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO).

A petition has also been started on change.org.

According to a statement released by IGLYO yesterday, the girl, elsewhere identified only as "Alex" (Alexandra) lives with her mother, who supports her gender expression. However, the girl's father, divorced and separated from her mother, strongly rejects this view of his daughter's gender identity and wants to force her to grow up as a boy.

given how brilliant Germany was with regard to Kim Petras, this looks like a move in entirely the wrong direction

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