New York's Office of Children and Family Services, which runs the state's juvenile-detention centers, has quietly adopted new rules that cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and "transgender" youth in its custody, The Village Voice reported.
"Transgendered" youth can request private sleeping quarters and be called by their chosen name. The new guidelines even allow boys to wear girls' panties and bras, use makeup and shave their legs.
The policy shift and new rules, which were approved without fanfare or even a press release, follow a 2006 lawsuit by a "transgendered" kid.
Caleb H. Price, policy analyst at Focus on the Family, said this is another example of how the pro-gay, pro-"transgender" agenda is spreading across America.
"These activists say there are not two genders, but theoretically an infinite number," he said. "They argue that gender is fluid, and that you may select, create and express your own.
"These young people need professional attention and healing to help them embrace their God-given, biological sex. Instead, New York is helping these gender-confused juveniles to embrace disordered thinking and beliefs."
