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LEBANON, Ohio (WKRC) - The parents of a transgender teenager claim a Warren Co. probate judge violated their constitutional rights when he denied their request to legally change their son's name.

Leigh and Kylen Whitaker filed the request to change their son's name from Heidi to Elliott. Last month, Judge Joseph Kirby denied their request after a hearing.

"We thought it was just a formality, basically," said Leigh Whitaker, Elliott's mother, of the hearing....

https://local12.com/news/local/parents-appeal-after-judge-denies-transgender-teen-name-change