‘We can now wake up from this nightmare’: Has the turning point in the trans debate finally come?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We can now wake up from this nightmare’: Has the turning point in the trans debate finally come?

The Telegraph  

Carolyn’s daughter was only 13 when she asked to be referred to the Tavistock clinic to begin the process of changing her gender. In that time, the NHS’s Gender Identity Development Service, based at the Tavistock clinic in London, has been shut down in one of the biggest scandals in British medical history and the NHS has announced a review of all trans treatment after warnings from paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, made in an independent review of how services were run. It also warns children who change gender may regret it; calls for an end to the prescribing of any powerful hormone drugs to under 18s; finds that many have experienced trauma, neglect and abuse; and says there is no “good evidence” on the long-term outcomes of the treatments that have been given to children. Gids used an “affirmative approach”, where a child’s self-expressed identity was used as the starting point for treatment.

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GPs halting transgender patients’ hormone treatment or refusing prescriptions, investigation reveals
2 weeks, 2 days ago

GPs halting transgender patients’ hormone treatment or refusing prescriptions, investigation reveals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Some of that is to do with wait times and more of that is …

Regulator being sued for approving private trans youth clinic set up by Tavistock staff
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Regulator being sued for approving private trans youth clinic set up by Tavistock staff

The Telegraph  

It approved Gender Plus just months before the publication of the long-awaited Cass review. In the wake of the report, the Government banned the use of puberty blockers on under-18s and confirmed that cross-sex hormones would only be provided where “strict eligibility and readiness” criteria had been fulfilled, including sign-off by a multidisciplinary team. Gender Plus does not prescribe drugs …

As a doctor and mother of a 5-year-old girl, the prospect of Labour in charge of trans policy is enough to make me want to quit Britain, writes GP Renée Hoenderkamp
5 months, 4 weeks ago

As a doctor and mother of a 5-year-old girl, the prospect of Labour in charge of trans policy is enough to make me want to quit Britain, writes GP Renée Hoenderkamp

Daily Mail  

Every morning this week I have woken up with an overwhelming dread in the pit of my stomach. Last year, the Labour leader said ‘99.9 per cent of women’ do not have a penis, and in 2021 stated it was ‘not right’ to say that ‘only women have a cervix’. Although Starmer appears to have changed his mind, Labour’s senior …

Our child socially transitioned at school – now, we’re too scared to challenge her
8 months ago

Our child socially transitioned at school – now, we’re too scared to challenge her

The Telegraph  

A few days ago, as the Cass Review was finally exposing the scandal of teenage transitioning, I found my voice and tweeted about my daughter Anna*, who has identified as a trans boy for the last three years. So an uneasy accommodation exists in our house where we do not openly challenge Anna’s identity as a trans boy. She said …

Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense
8 months ago

Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense

Al Jazeera  

Dr Cass’s landmark review into gender care services in England brought us one step closer to throwing the harmful delusion that is gender ideology into the dustbin of history. In England, a landmark independent review into gender care services for young people has exposed one of the biggest medical negligence scandals of recent times and vindicated those who have been …

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
8 months, 1 week ago

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence

Associated Press  

LONDON — Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in England. Dr. Hilary Cass said there is “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress,” and young people have been caught up in a …

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
8 months, 1 week ago

A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Hilary Cass said there …

Cass Review: What are the recommendations on child gender care?
8 months, 1 week ago

Cass Review: What are the recommendations on child gender care?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} NHS adult …

NHS bosses ordered to reveal fate of 9,000 young transgender Tavistock patients
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS bosses ordered to reveal fate of 9,000 young transgender Tavistock patients

The Telegraph  

Dr Cass told the NHS it was “hugely disappointing” that the clinics would not engage in research that would help to inform the future treatment of children who believe they are transgender. NHS takes responsibility for research The NHS is committed to undertaking the research and has moved the responsibility for its completion from the Cass review to the NHS …

‘No good evidence’ for gender care for youth over long term, review finds
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No good evidence’ for gender care for youth over long term, review finds

Al Jazeera  

Study commissioned by England’s health service says hormones should only be prescribed to teens with ‘extreme caution’. The evidence behind medical intervention for youth questioning their gender is “remarkably weak”, with some doctors abandoning “normal clinical approaches” to prescribe hormones to teens, a landmark review in the United Kingdom has found. There was also no evidence that puberty blockers “buy …

‘Most clinical guidelines on gender care did not follow international standards’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Most clinical guidelines on gender care did not follow international standards’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Hilary Cass said healthcare for people questioning their gender “needs to be improved …

Children must not be rushed to change gender, report warns
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Children must not be rushed to change gender, report warns

The Telegraph  

Children who believe they are transgender may actually have mental health issues, a landmark report is set to find this week. It comes amid concern that children are being allowed to change gender in school without their parents’ knowledge or consent, and after the routine prescription of puberty blockers was banned by NHS England. “We’ve also said there’s more to …

NHS puts trans teens at ‘risk of irreversible harm’, warns gender clinic head
9 months ago

NHS puts trans teens at ‘risk of irreversible harm’, warns gender clinic head

The Telegraph  

NHS England is putting trans teenagers at “unreasonable risk of irreversible harm”, the head of a gender clinic will warn in a legal battle over treatment. Dr Karl Neff, a consultant endocrinologist and the head of Ireland’s National Gender Service, will warn the judge that the treatment currently offered to adults in England “will not fully meet their needs or …

NHS to prescribe cross-sex hormones to teenagers at gender clinics
9 months ago

NHS to prescribe cross-sex hormones to teenagers at gender clinics

The Telegraph  

The NHS will prescribe gender-changing hormones to teenagers as young as 16 at its youth gender clinics, new guidance states. But NHS England’s new guidance around “cross-sex hormones” means the drugs can be given to teenagers as part of its Children and Young People Gender Service. The treatment, known as gender-affirming hormones, would be available for “young people with continuing …

Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point

Huff Post  

Almost every morning, Christynne Lili Wrene Wood goes to her water aerobics class at the YMCA. “That’s really kind where we’re at right now.” Advocates told HuffPost that the current attacks on LGBTQ+ people, and particularly trans people, are rooted in a broader right-wing push towards a white Christian ideological agenda. Last fall, the state’s attorney general sought the private …

Dozens of under-5s have been referred to the controversial NHS transgender service as officials consider introducing a minimum age for referrals
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens of under-5s have been referred to the controversial NHS transgender service as officials consider introducing a minimum age for referrals

Daily Mail  

More than 70 children aged three and four have been sent to the controversial NHS transgender clinic, it can be revealed. Over 70 children aged three and four have been sent to the NHS Gender Identity Development Service Health Service bosses are now considering introducing a minimum age of seven for future patients The Government is trying to stop the …

More than 70 children aged three and four were sent to Tavistock transgender clinic
11 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 70 children aged three and four were sent to Tavistock transgender clinic

The Telegraph  

More than 70 children aged three and four were sent to the controversial Tavistock transgender clinic, statistics have shown. In total, 382 children aged six and under were referred to the Gender Identity Development Service run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in north London. The clinic had no lower age limit on referrals and was shut down …

Trans women to be banned from female hospital wards
1 year, 2 months ago

Trans women to be banned from female hospital wards

The Telegraph  

Trans women will be banned from female hospital wards under the Health Secretary’s plans to restore “common sense” to the NHS. On Tuesday, Steve Barclay will announce proposals to push back against “wokery” in the health service that has led to women’s rights being increasingly sidelined. Mr Barclay said the plan would mean the return of “a common-sense approach to …

Former staff from controversial Tavistock facility set up private gender clinic
1 year, 6 months ago

Former staff from controversial Tavistock facility set up private gender clinic

The Telegraph  

Other clinicians at Gender Plus include Dr Lyndsey Moon, who has been involved with trans activism and chairs the Memorandum of Understanding against conversion therapy, which some professionals say has enforced an affirmative approach to treating people who are questioning their gender. Private clinics ‘need investigating’ ‌Stephanie Davies-Arai, founder of campaign group Transgender Trend, said: “It is clearly worrying that …

Trans children need gender affirming care — and scientists say Republican bans hurt vulnerable kids
1 year, 6 months ago

Trans children need gender affirming care — and scientists say Republican bans hurt vulnerable kids

Salon  

The United States is an unbearably hostile place for transgender children, and the problem is only getting worse. "Gender affirming care is a very thorough, complex process of evaluating a child in the context of their own physical mental health" Take the American Academy of Pediatrics, the largest association of pediatricians in the United States and a group whose collective …

Opinion: Gender-affirming care has a long history, though anti-trans laws pretend it’s ‘untested’
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: Gender-affirming care has a long history, though anti-trans laws pretend it’s ‘untested’

LA Times  

Some proposals aimed at blocking transgender people from accessing healthcare are so sweeping they could affect widely used treatments like hormonal birth control. When politicians today refer to gender-affirming care as new, “ untested ” or “ experimental,” they ignore the long history of transgender medicine in the United States. Gender stereotypes concerning the presence or absence of secondary sex …

Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits
1 year, 9 months ago

Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits

Associated Press  

Missouri’s attorney general has said he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. In the press release about the new rule, the attorney general’s office says patients must be told that using puberty blocker drugs or hormones to treat gender identity disorder is “experimental” and not approved by the …

Tavistock clinic ‘ignored’ link between autism and transgender children
1 year, 10 months ago

Tavistock clinic ‘ignored’ link between autism and transgender children

The Telegraph  

The Tavistock clinic ignored evidence that 97.5 per cent of children seeking sex changes had autism, depression or other problems that might have explained their unhappiness, a new book claims. Dr Hutchinson told Ms Barnes that she realised the puberty blockers might have been confirming a trans identity rather than simply pausing puberty, and: “I was horrified because I just …

NHS children’s trans clinic accused of peddling unscientific ‘fiction’ to patients in waiting room
1 year, 10 months ago

NHS children’s trans clinic accused of peddling unscientific ‘fiction’ to patients in waiting room

The Telegraph  

Gendered Intelligence has previously caused controversy by going into schools to give seminars on changing gender to children as young as four. Ms Harris said that “even more worrying is the suggestion that people should contact Gendered Intelligence” as the NHS should not be signposting to activist groups. “We need a full public inquiry into what has gone wrong and …

Puberty blockers given to children as young as NINE at 'Scotland's Tavistock Centre'
2 years, 1 month ago

Puberty blockers given to children as young as NINE at 'Scotland's Tavistock Centre'

Daily Mail  

Children as young as nine have been handed prescriptions for puberty blockers at a Scots gender clinic dubbed 'Scotland's Tavistock Centre', according to a bombshell investigation. The report into the national gender identity service revealed: A total of 91 youngsters aged between nine and 17 were referred to paediatric endocrinology between 2011 and 2019; Two-thirds of those referred were ‘birth …

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

NPR  

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP A large majority of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment, a new study from the Netherlands has found. Sponsor Message The paper's data included people who started medical treatment in adolescence with puberty …

Tavistock clinic ‘putting young gay people at risk by treating them as trans’
2 years, 3 months ago

Tavistock clinic ‘putting young gay people at risk by treating them as trans’

The Telegraph  

An NHS clinic has been accused of “transing the gay away”, as figures showed that two-thirds of children treated for gender identity issues are gay or bisexual. As it launched a defence of its charitable status, the LGB Alliance told a tribunal that the “greatest threat” to young gay people was treatment with life-altering drugs and surgery, because professionals convinced …

NHS group 'ignoring' Tavistock clinic controversy by 'promoting trans allyship'
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS group 'ignoring' Tavistock clinic controversy by 'promoting trans allyship'

The Telegraph  

Health bosses have been accused of ignoring the lessons of the Tavistock clinic controversy by spending public money promoting “trans allyship” in the NHS. The NHS Confederation has advertised a £20,000 contract for research that will review “the available trans inclusion resources” in the health service and will be used to update guidelines on politically correct terminology. The confederation - …

Tavistock clinic: Failing gender service for children to be replaced by local hubs
2 years, 4 months ago

Tavistock clinic: Failing gender service for children to be replaced by local hubs

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A damning report into gender identity services run by …

NHS faces crackdown on giving puberty blockers to children as Tavistock clinic is shut down
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS faces crackdown on giving puberty blockers to children as Tavistock clinic is shut down

The Telegraph  

The NHS could be banned from giving puberty blockers to children amid concerns that youngsters are being “rushed” into changing their gender. The Tory leadership contenders told The Telegraph they would act following the announcement that the NHS was shutting down the Tavistock transgender clinic after the Cass Review found it was “not safe” for children. NHS England will instead …

Tavistock transgender clinic shut down by NHS after review finds it is ‘not safe’ for children
2 years, 4 months ago

Tavistock transgender clinic shut down by NHS after review finds it is ‘not safe’ for children

The Telegraph  

The Tavistock transgender clinic is to be shut down by the NHS after a review found it is "not safe" for children. Announcing their response to Dr Cass's recommendations, NHS England said that “given the urgent requirement to stabilise current service provision” they will establish two “Early Adopter services” run by specialist children’s hospitals. The Cass review was commissioned by …

Eighteen years of complaints and ‘thousands of damaged children’, but still the Tavistock Centre wouldn’t listen
2 years, 4 months ago

Eighteen years of complaints and ‘thousands of damaged children’, but still the Tavistock Centre wouldn’t listen

The Telegraph  

Eighteen years ago, Susan Evans blew the whistle on the NHS’s only gender identity service for young people at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. She saw a service that was under “tremendous pressure” from trans campaign groups such as Mermaids and she was alienated by other staff members for questioning the medicalisation of young people. Numerous staff members, parents …

Trans kids' treatment can start younger, new guidelines say
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans kids' treatment can start younger, new guidelines say

Hindustan Times  

A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries. Trans kids' treatment can start younger, new guidelines say The World Professional Association for Transgender Health said hormones could be started at age 14, two years earlier than the group’s previous advice, and some surgeries done at age 15 …

Trans kids’ treatment can start younger, new guidelines say
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans kids’ treatment can start younger, new guidelines say

LA Times  

Eli Bundy, 18, who identifies as nonbinary, supports updated guidance from an international transgender health group that recommends lower ages for some treatments. Starting treatment earlier allows transgender teens to experience physical puberty changes around the same time as other teens, said Dr. Eli Coleman, chair of the group’s standards of care and director of the University of Minnesota Medical …

Trans kids’ treatment can start younger, new guidelines say
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans kids’ treatment can start younger, new guidelines say

Associated Press  

A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries. Starting treatment earlier allows transgender teens to experience physical puberty changes around the same time as other teens, said Dr. Eli Coleman, chair of the group’s standards of care and director of the University of Minnesota Medical School’s human …

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?

Associated Press  

Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans. Such care typically begins with a psychological evaluation to determine whether the children have “gender dysphoria,’' or distress caused when gender identity doesn’t match a person’s assigned sex. In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent …

Doctors treating gender dysphoria feel ‘pressured to adopt unquestioning approach’
2 years, 9 months ago

Doctors treating gender dysphoria feel ‘pressured to adopt unquestioning approach’

The Telegraph  

Doctors feel “pressured to adopt an unquestioning approach” when treating children with gender dysphoria, an independent review has found. On Thursday, an interim report was published and found that while the staff working within the specialist service “demonstrate a high level of commitment” to their patients, “the waiting list pressure and lack of consensus development on the clinical approach” - …

Trans women being told they ‘aren’t wearing enough lipstick’ by doctors, MPs hear
3 years, 7 months ago

Trans women being told they ‘aren’t wearing enough lipstick’ by doctors, MPs hear

The Independent  

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Puberty blockers for under-16s reviewed by NHS
3 years, 8 months ago

Puberty blockers for under-16s reviewed by NHS

The Telegraph  

Puberty-blocker prescriptions for transgender children under 16 are set to be reviewed, NHS England has announced. NHS England said that it will establish a new independent review group to assess the prescription of the drugs for children under 16. NHS England said its new processes and review group were being introduced on an "interim basis" while it awaits the outcome …

‘Puberty blockers’ were lifesaving for my daughter – all young people deserve a shot at happiness
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Puberty blockers’ were lifesaving for my daughter – all young people deserve a shot at happiness

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After 14 long months, judges ruled …

Transgender clinics face puberty-blocker ban to under 17s
4 years ago

Transgender clinics face puberty-blocker ban to under 17s

Daily Mail  

Doctors at transgender clinics could be forced to go to court before they can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children, if a landmark High Court case is successful this week. Keira Bell, 23, of Manchester, who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria as a child when she said she wanted to become a boy, is taking legal action against the Tavistock and …

Gender clinic offers 'fairytale' promises to children over transitioning, court hears
4 years, 2 months ago

Gender clinic offers 'fairytale' promises to children over transitioning, court hears

The Telegraph  

A transgender clinic offers "fairytale" promises to children because they are unable to give their consent to the sex-change process, the High Court has heard. He said it was "simply a fairytale" to think children of 13 or under can give informed consent to receive hormone blockers to delay puberty, adding that "a child who can't consent to any sexual …

Why transgender people are ignored by modern medicine
4 years, 4 months ago

Why transgender people are ignored by modern medicine

BBC  

Why transgender people are ignored by modern medicine Getty Images Transgender people make up a significant minority in some countries but their medical needs have been largely ignored by the health sector Gender is fundamental to many decisions in health care systems around the world – and this puts transgender people in a vulnerable position. Getty Images There has been …

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