In today's Observer, sister paper to the Guardian, there is an article about the current controversies surrounding Tavistock GIDS, and the concerns expressed by current and former GIDS clinicians and…
by Michael Biggs, Dept of Sociology, University of Oxford (22 July 2019) Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust started an experiment in 2011, using Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone agonist (GnRHa) to block puberty in…
Following an unprecedented surge in 2015, the referral rate of girls to Tavistock GIDS continues on its upward trajectory. The number of boys referred over the past year remains the…
"We gender really early" We have heard recent revelations in the press of ex-Tavistock clinicians' concerns about the treatment of children with gender dysphoria and the pressure exerted on them…
We are relieved to see the truth coming out about the experimental medicalisation of children's healthy bodies in the name of gender identity politics. Revelations from ex-clinicians at the Tavistock…
Tavistock's Experimentation with Puberty Blockers: Scrutinizing the Evidence by Michael Biggs, Dept of Sociology, University of Oxford (2 March 2019) In 2010, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s Gender Identity Development…
We write in regard to the recent reports in the Sunday Times which revealed "very serious ethical concerns" expressed by a number of staff members at Tavistock GIDS, and the…
Butterfly, an ITV drama starring Anna Friel, follows a family as they try to understand their troubled gender non-conforming 11-year-old. The ‘inspiration for the show very much came from…
This is a guest post from Michael Biggs who researched and wrote this analysis in September 2018 in response to the trailer for the new ITV drama Butterfly which promoted…
We very much welcome the considered and authoritative views expressed by Lord Robert Winston that children who question their gender identity are potentially being put at risk by doctors intervening…