Tavistock Appeal against the Keira Bell High Court judgment
The Tavistock appeal against the High Court judgment in the Keira Bell and Mrs A judicial review will be heard on June 23rd and June 24th. The hearing is expected…
Government legislation and court rulings
Conversion therapy briefing
We prepared the following briefing ahead of the House of Commons debate on the epetition calling for a Government ban on Conversion Therapy. At the end of the debate, Equalities…
‘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…
Keira Bell – what does the court judgment mean for schools?
The High Court ruled in the case of Keira Bell and Mrs A v the Tavistock that children under the age of 13 are ‘highly unlikely’ to be able to…
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…
WESC Inquiry on Gender Recognition Act reform – call for evidence
The Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) has launched an Inquiry into reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). The Inquiry asks for evidence in two areas: 1. The government…
Transgender Trend response to the government announcement on GRA reform
Stephanie Davies-Arai, Founder and Director, said: "Transgender Trend welcomes today’s announcement by Liz Truss that there will be no change to the GRA to allow gender self-ID. "Today’s decision protects…
Transgender Trend response to Sunday Times report on GRA consultation outcome
Today the Sunday Times has reported that the government is to scrap plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act which would allow self-identification of sex. A formal announcement is expected…