“They Look Normal” – The Case For Puberty Blockers
The overriding issue dramatised in the second episode of ITV's 'Butterfly' was a parent's quest for puberty blockers in the face of a clinician's caution. In this post, Susan Matthews…
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.…
Transformation Street
Series One, Episode One of Transformation Street aired last night on ITV is the latest in the media's current fixation with normalising sex-change for a new generation. The plinky plonky music…
Lord Robert Winston joins the transgender debate and shares his concerns for young children
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…
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…
Hot Topics In Child Health – A Medical, Political And Ethical Debate
The Hot Topics in Child Health conference on June 12 brought together leading professionals from across Europe to share their expertise and research in the area of 'transgender and gender…
Trans 101 – A ‘How Not To’ Parenting Guide
The BBC Social On May 17 BBC The Social, a social media platform for 'creative people across Scotland' posted the above video in a tweet in support of the International…
Is It Surprising That Referrals Of Children To The Tavistock Clinic Continue To Soar? Media Report 2016 – 17
Referral figures for the Tavistock clinic Gender Identity Development Service, just announced, have risen from 1,419 last year to a total of 2,016 this year, an increase of 42%. The…
Transgender Kids – Who Knows Best?
The documentary Transgender Kids - Who Knows Best? broadcast on BBC2 on Thursday night, January 12, was a long overdue presentation of an important debate which needs to be heard in…
The Role Of Counsellors And Therapists
One of the biggest concerns of parents who contact this site is the difficulty in finding counsellors or therapists who will not just jump to affirm their child's "preferred gender"…