Grandparents of Virginia Teen Were Kept in the Dark About Her Gender Struggles | EWTN News Nightly

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The grandparents who are guardians of a Virginia teenager say they were intentionally "kept in the dark" about their granddaughter's gender struggles. Michelle Blair says her 14 year old granddaughter Sage was bullied, assaulted and ultimately fell into the hands of a sex trafficker. What's more, after her rescue, Baltimore courts refused to return the girl to her grandparents, accusing them of child abuse for not affirming her chosen gender. Sage told school officials and friends she was transitioning, and at that point the bullying and sexual assault began. President of the Family Foundation of Virginia, Victoria Cobb, discusses why her grandparents were never told about this. After her rescue, the grandmother stated regarding the court, "We enter the courtroom and sage comes up on a huge Zoom screen. She looks tiny and broken and I cry out, 'I love you Sage.' Sage says 'I love you to nana.' The public defender quickly takes over and points the finger at us for calling her Sage. She is a he. His name is Draco...not Sage." Cobb reacts to this. She tells us how long Sage stayed in the custody of the courts and at what point she was ultimately returned to her grandparents. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf