Post Cass, it’s time to challenge the MOU
by Shelley Charlesworth The landscape for the treatment of children and young people with gender distress has changed utterly over the last six months. The Cass Interim Report began the…
Political slogans or clinical evidence – Stonewall or Cass?
By leaving transgender people out of their proposed conversion therapy bill, the government has angered trans activist and LGBTQ+ organisations. Allowing more time to consider the potential unintended consequences on…
Through the Looking Glass: Making sense of the MOU
Through the Looking Glass: Making sense of the MOU - Part 1 Introduction This is a two-part article exploring the impact of trans activism as channelled via the Memorandum of…
UK government shelves conversion therapy bill
We are very pleased the government has announced that it is abandoning plans for a conversion therapy bill. We applaud the government for listening to and taking seriously the concerns…
Transgender Trend response to the Government consultation on conversion therapy
Do you agree or disagree that the Government should intervene to end conversion therapy in principle? Somewhat Agree 1. We agree in principle that the practice of trying to change…
The EHRC response to the government conversion therapy consultation brings clarity
The EHRC 's response to the government consultation on the proposed conversion therapy ban is very welcome in its careful consideration of issues which may result in harmful unintended consequences…
Our letter to UKCP re the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy
In December 2020 Transgender Trend sent a letter by post to CEO Dr Sarah Niblock, Chairman Martin Pollecoff and every member of the board of trustees of the UK Council…
Prevalence of conversion therapy by therapists in the UK
Peter Jenkins is a counsellor, supervisor, trainer and researcher. He has been a member of both the BACP Professional Conduct Committee and the UKCP Ethics Committee. He has published a number…
Guide to responding to the government Conversion Therapy consultation
In our guide to responding to the government Conversion Therapy consultation we have highlighted the main important points to make for each section. We suggest that you put these points…
Conversion therapy ban – a legal opinion
Keira Bell and Transgender Trend asked Jeremy Hyam QC for a legal opinion on the government's proposed legislative ban on conversion therapy for 'gender identity' particularly in respect of children…