Speech Language Assessment, Autism And Transition
One of the most alarming aspects of the exponential rise in the number of children referred to gender clinics over the last few years is the steady rise of those…
A Scientist Reviews Transgender Suicide Stats
The transgender suicide statistics above were presented by the charity Mermaids at the Trans Equality Legal Initiative day event in London on November 18, and subsequently shared extensively on…
Kids On The Edge: The Gender Clinic
Kids on the Edge: The Gender Clinic was a documentary on the work of the Tavistock and Portman gender clinic in London, aired on Channel 4 on November 16th. The…
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…
Research Into Reversal Of Gender Reassignment Surgery
The experience of 'detransitioners' is well-documented but has not previously been studied so we're very happy that a UK researcher is carrying out a study into the experiences of people who…
UK Doctor Prescribes Cross-Sex Hormones to Twelve-Year-Old
The news this week that a doctor running a private gender clinic in Wales is prescribing cross-sex hormones to children as young as twelve unfortunately comes as no surprise; if…
Mermaids CEO Reveals Her Views
Mermaids is a registered charity and the UK's main support group for "gender variant young people" up to the age of 19, plus their families and the professionals involved in…
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: Treatment Dilemmas in Puberty Suppression Seminar
We attended a seminar at Cambridge University entitled 'Gender Non-Conforming Children: Treatment Dilemmas In Puberty Suppression' presented by Bernadette Wren, Head of Psychology, Gender Identity Development Service, Tavistock & Portman NHS…
New Site From Youth Trans Critical Professionals
We are very happy to announce that a new website has just been published by a group of professionals critical of the 'transgendering' of children and young people. This is…