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Arizona Governor-Elect's Husband Supports Sex Change on Birth Certificate for 'Trans' Child

Emily Mangiaracina : Dec 9, 2022
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Arizona GOP gubernatorial contender Kari Lake called the work of Katie Hobbs' spouse in facilitating gender transitions "sick" and "twisted."

(Phoenix, AZ) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Arizona governor "elect" Katie Hobbs' husband was set to testify on behalf of a 10-year-old "transgender" child seeking to force the state to change its birth certificate sex marker. (Screengrab image)

Patrick Goodman is listed as a therapist involved in Phoenix Children's Hospital's Gender Support Program, which provides "evaluations for puberty suppression and cross-sex hormonal therapy by mental health providers" for so-called "gender diverse" and "transgender" youth.

His "about" page for the hospital suggests that his patients are not exclusively gender "non-conforming," describing him as a "mental health therapist specializing in serving youth and families affected by trauma and grief."

According to a filing for a lawsuit on behalf of three children that sought to compel the state of Arizona to change their birth certificates so that their listed sex reflected their self-identification rather than their biology, Goodman was to testify on behalf of his patient, "Jane Doe," one of the three plaintiffs.

The lawsuit, filed in November 2020, stated that Goodman "is expected to testify regarding his mental health treatment of Jane Doe's gender dysphoria and opinion regarding Jane's health and well-being absent injunctive relief."

The filing argued that keeping the children's birth certificates unchanged "forced" them to "disclose their transgender status," which it said "causes Plaintiffs significant emotional harm and puts them at risk of discrimination, harassment, and violence."

"Jane Doe" in particular began "expressing" himself as a girl at "two-and-a-half-years-old," according to court documents, "gravitat[ing]" toward girls' toys and clothing. As his preferences "persisted," his parents brought him to a child psychologist, Dr. Beth Onufrak, who advised that the boy be treated like a girl by his parents and family... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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