Fertility Preservation
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has threatened the NHS with legal action if access to fertility preservation services is not offered to transgender people awaiting gender reassignment treatments.…
Our Sons: A Mother’s Correspondence About Her Trans Identified Autistic Son
In early January this year we received an email from a mother asking for advice about her trans identified autistic son. Our advice to parents is always "trust your instincts,…
NHS Public Consultation
An NHS Public Consultation on specialised gender identity services was launched in July and remains open for public response until October 16th, through their online survey here. The new specification which…
What Qualifies A Doctor To Be A Paediatric Gender Specialist?
The private GP who has administered cross-sex hormones to twelve-year-olds, Dr Helen Webberley, was recently featured on Channel 4 News in an item which included an interview with her at the 'online transgender medical…
What Trans Activism Means To Me As A Parent
The following is a guest post from a UK mother about her son's path to a transgender identity and the effects on him of that diagnosis. It is a harsh…
NHS Public Consultation on Gender Identity Development Service
We were recently informed of the NHS public consultation on Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) for children and adolescents. The consultation ends on April 20th. There are two new documents…
UK: Evidence From Medical Organisations
We had a look through all the written evidence submitted by medical organisations to the government transgender inquiry to see how the recommendations for the care and treatment of children…