Trans people in the UK face a pragmatic choice: to co-operate with what is regarded as a hostile Labour administration for the good that can be achieved for trans people or to protest what is regarded as the latest insult. Yesterday, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, confirmed as permanent the ban on the use of puberty blockers for trans youth …
Day after day, emails pour into Erica Anderson’s inbox from parents struggling to support their teenagers coming out as transgender. “To flatly say there couldn’t be any social influence in formation of gender identity flies in the face of reality,” Anderson said. In December, WPATH proposed new standards of care for transgender youth: minimum ages of 14 for hormone therapy, …
