UK Supreme Court judgment – what does it mean for schools?
The UK Supreme Court judgment on April 16th confirmed that the words ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biology, not to ‘certificated sex.’ In other…
WESC hearing on puberty blockers – distorting the evidence
Credit: Parliament.tv On Wednesday the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) held what they described as an ‘evidence session’ on the use of puberty blockers. We will give the first…
Court refuses to treat provision of cross-sex hormones to child over 16 as an exceptional case
[Note: the judge referred to Child Q as ‘he’ throughout. We refer to Child Q as a girl for clarity of understanding]. The second recent case concerning a teenage girl’s…
Our submission to NHSE referral pathway consultation
Transgender Trend written submission to the NHS England consultation Referral pathway for specialist service for children and young people with gender incongruence. Referral pathway for specialist service for children and…
Submission to consultation Ending conversion practices in Scotland
Transgender Trend's written submission to the Scottish government's Ending conversion practices in Scotland consultation: Defining conversion practices for this legislation. 1. Do you support our approach to defining conversion practices…
Trans picture books for little children
by Shelley Charlesworth What’s the harm in trans picture books for children? Many might argue they impart important values of acceptance and understanding to a young audience; values that fit…
Our response to the NHS interim service specification consultation
The NHS interim service specification public consultation ends on December 4th and we urge everyone to send in a reponse. Overall we are very pleased to see that this proposed…
Is a school LGBT club a good idea?
Guest post from a teacher who now questions his decision to set up an LGBT club at his school. I am choosing to remain anonymous because I am still a…
Olly Pike: the Pop’n’Olly brand of queer theory for children
There were reports in the Times and the Mail today about a new book by Olly Pike which teaches queer theory and gender identity to 8-11 year-old schoolchildren. This post…
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.…