The Tavistock Appeal Court ruling
We are disappointed at the decision of the Appeal Court today to uphold the appeal of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust against the decision of the Divisional Court…
The NHS, Tavistock clinic and other professional health bodies, GPs: policies, practice guidelines and treatments
An interview with Dr Az Hakeem
Dr Az Hakeem is a consultant psychiatrist, medical psychotherapist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is also a qualified Group Analyst who has used this training…
The Tavistock’s experimentation with puberty blockers: the effects on bone density
by Michael Biggs Transgender Trend first examined the effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone agonist (GnRHa) on bone density in 2019. This was prompted by a study co-authored by Professor Gary Butler,…
Big shake-up at the Tavistock after Care Quality Commission inspection rates the GIDS ‘inadequate’
The current GIDS Executive leadership team has been disbanded following the Keira Bell judgement and the Care Quality Commission’s inspection rating of ‘inadequate’ - the lowest a healthcare provider can…
Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy: Full Expose
On December 2nd last year, the day after the court judgment was handed down in the Keira Bell & Mrs A v Tavistock case, Transgender Trend received an email from…
Keira Bell interview: is Keira ‘reconsidering her journey’?
Keira Bell was interviewed on Monday 4th January on a daily lunchtime Channel 4 Entertainment and Lifestyle show ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’. You can see the full transcript of the interview…
‘The Gender Clinic’ revisited in light of the Keira Bell judgment
by Susan Matthews The issue that the High Court had to consider in the Bell v. the Tavistock Judicial Review was whether (or at what age) children can give informed…
The Tavistock’s experiment with puberty blockers, part 5: the belated results
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. The Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) and University College London have finally released the results of their experiment on puberty…
The Tavistock’s Experimentation with Puberty Blockers, part 4: The Judicial Review
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. Keira Bell’s and Mrs A’s claim against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust led to a momentous judgment on 1…
Keira Bell: The High Court hands down a historic judgment to protect vulnerable children
In a landmark judgment that will have repercussions around the world the High Court today ruled that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are experimental treatments which cannot be given to…