The Supreme Court decision in the Keira Bell case is not a loss
The decision by the Supreme Court to deny Keira Bell and Mrs A permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment is disappointing. But it is not a loss. Keira…
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…
A letter in response to Bernadette Wren
Dr Bernadette Wren, the former Head of Psychology at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Associate Director of the Gender Identity Development Service, defended the Service at great…
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…
Government consultation on conversion therapy – statement from Transgender Trend
The government consultation on conversion therapy has been published today. It is vital that everyone concerned about the 'transition' of children responds to this consultation to express their views. The…
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…
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…
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…