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…
New NHS Service Specification Consultation
We welcome the new interim service specification released by NHS England for the regional gender services that will replace the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) next year. This is…
NHS CCG referral rates for young people with gender dysphoria
What is happening? There are significant differences in Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG) referral rates across England. Analysis of referrals by NHS CCGs found that some CCGs are referring under 18s…
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…
Adult gender clinics
by Shelley Charlesworth Are the current adult gender clinics serving their patients well? Are their links with trans activist groups influencing treatments? More detransitioners are now coming forward to say…
An interview with Dr Az Hakeem
Dr Az Hakeem is a consultant psychiatrist, medical psychotherapist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is also a qualified Group Analyst who has used this training…
Keira Bell: The High Court hands down a historic judgment to protect vulnerable children
In a landmark judgment that will have repercussions around the world the High Court today ruled that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are experimental treatments which cannot be given to…
Are puberty blockers reversible? The NHS no longer says so
BBC Woman's Hour reported today on an important change to the NHS website section on gender dysphoria: the NHS no longer says that puberty blockers are 'reversible.' The new updated…
The BAGIS Scientific Symposium: in search of the Overton window
A report on the BAGIS Scientific Symposium in Durham, October 3 - 4 2019 by Susan Matthews ‘My musings on my last thread really reminded me of how angry…
Breast Binding, Sexual Objectification & Grooming
'Chest binding' is the gender-neutral term for what should really be called breast binding as it refers only to teenage girls who want to flatten their breasts to appear male.…