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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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