Take Action: Scotland GRA Reform Bill
The Scotland GRA Reform Bill proposes a system of self-ID with no need for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and a lowering of the age from 18 to 16 for…
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…
Scotland ‘s Gender Recognition Act reform bill
If the Gender Recognition Act Reform bill announced today in Scotland is passed, it would mean that any person could change their legal sex without a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.…
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…
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…
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…
Is gender identity conversion therapy practiced in the UK today?
by Shelley Charlesworth This post poses the question: Is Gender Identity Conversion Therapy practiced in the UK today? It looks at the background to calls for a legal ban on…