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Nigeria: Catholic family opposing gender transition battles US state over daughter’s custody

Africa Links 24 with Tribune Online
Published on 2026-09-15 07:30:00

A Massachusetts family is challenging the state’s decision to take custody of their teenage daughter after the parents allegedly refused to affirm her gender identity as a boy, citing their Catholic faith.

According to FOX News, the parents claimed that a school counsellor socially transitioned their daughter without their knowledge before reporting them to the state Department of Children and Families (DCF).

According to the family, the state now has guardianship of the teenager,…

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