This statement has been prepared in response to misinformation that has circulated about our group and the approach we take to supporting our children. Our ethos Bayswater is a support…
As we come to the end of this year's #LGBTHistoryMonth, concerns are being raised about how materials related to LGBTQ+ issues are being presented in educational settings. Some of these…
In recent years, the growing use of cross-sex hormones for minors has raised serious concerns. While there has been a shift in public awareness around the topic of gender dysphoria…
We are increasingly concerned by reports that private providers are circumventing the Department for Health and Social Care ban on the use of puberty blockers for children by directly putting…
During today’s Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) select committee hearing, an exchange between MPs and Professor Gary Butler raised questions about the delayed publication of the GIDS puberty blocker study.…
"When psychologists [...] listened to the voice of the child to the exclusion of all other perspectives and evidence, when they allowed advocacy of an ideological perspective [...] to replace…
The current lack of clear government guidance regarding the protection of children at risk of being taken abroad for mastectomies or genital surgeries is a significant concern. Despite previous statements…
As we await detailed information about NHSE's plans for a puberty blocker trial, there are critical questions to be answered about the ethics of blocking pubertal development as a treatment…
In the National Health Service (NHS), clinical decision-making relies heavily on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A significant aspect of the ICD-11’s approach to "gender incongruence" is its inclusion…
Now is a great time to write to or attend hustings to hear from your local candidates seeking election to the next Parliament and to ask for their position on…
Bayswater Support Group statement on the final Cass Review report, April 2024 We welcome the findings of the final Cass Review Report, which represents a sea change in the treatment…
Bayswater has put together a summary of concerns about the proposed Scottish conversion practices legislation 2024 to help people respond to the public consultation. The deadline for responses is midnight…
The Department for Education consultation on guidance for schools closes soon. Here is our guide to the consultation and why you should have your say. There is much to be…
With ongoing debate about conversion therapy legislation — including a private member's bill in the House of Lords on Feb 9th — policymakers must understand the very serious flaws in…
Personal Experiences Are you curious to know what other parents are saying about Bayswater and how it has helped them navigate parenting a trans-identified child, adolescent or young adult? Take…
We are often told that conversion therapy bills have been introduced in other countries with no issues. Not so, according to Dr Alexander Korte, who describes the detrimental consequences of…
Earlier this year, a mother and daughter were interviewed by Evan Davis on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, describing their experience of navigating the daughter's adolescent trans identity. Whilst the…
The HMC Spring Conference 2023 ‘Making Good Things Happen’ took place on Thursday 4 May in London. We became aware that two keynote talks would cover 'The Joy of Trans'…
A detailed report by the Policy Exchange think-tank offers a useful overview of current school policies in relation to trans-identified students. An Examination of Gender and Safeguarding in Schools (published…
A request to change name and pronouns in line with a cross-sex or non-binary identity by changing school records can seem like the kindest and most inclusive of actions. But…
Gender dysphoria is complex and multifactorial. Immediate affirmation of a child’s attested trans identity may obscure the background circumstances that led to this conclusion. Child and adolescent trans identity —…
We welcome the emphasis from Nadhim Zahawi MP to the Education Select Committee that "Parents should be front and centre" when it comes to safeguarding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXFtK6shaPA Alarmingly, a recent YouGov…
This article was originally published as a Twitter thread. We reproduce it here with kind permission of the author. The Department for Education has given schools an impossible task when…
Reconsidering Informed Consent for Trans-Identified Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Published this week, this paper by Stephen Levine, E. Abbruzzese, and Julia M. Mason, summarises the prevailing informed consent model…
We welcome today's interim report from The Cass Review and its recognition that the current service model "is not a safe or viable long-term option". The report deserves a detailed…
We're grateful to the Scottish GRUnit for meeting us recently to discuss our concerns over its proposals to reform the gender recognition process, notably lowering eligibility to 16yr olds, the…
We wrote to Professor Sue Ziebland at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care, Professor John Powell at NIHR, and Dipex Charity (responsible for Healthtalk.org website) in July 2020 outlining our…
Today Sweden's National Board for Health & Welfare calls for "restraint" in the use of hormones by under 18s suffering gender dysphoria. "the risks of blockers & cross-sex hormones for…
The Economist has reported on concerns about NHS England's new pilot gender clinics for adults. The protocol is blatantly unsafe, especially for vulnerable young people (17 and above), whose mental…
This week Professor Tanya Byron failed a dad who'd asked for help about his 6th former child who identifies as non-binary. We'd like him to know he's welcome in our…
In October 2021, the UK government opened a public consultation on its proposals to ban conversion therapy. According to the government website: "The consultation seeks views on a package of…
There is ample evidence to suggest that the current cohort of children and young people presenting with gender dysphoria are different from the almost exclusively pre-pubescent males previously seen. Not…
Welcome to the Bayswater Support Group Website. If you've found your way here, you will have followed one of our QR codes - thank you! Below you will find a…
Many clinicians have now raised concerns about the use of puberty blockers in children, particularly in the last few years. Much of the unease of these medical professionals has been…
In light of last December’s judgment by the High Court that under 16s were unlikely to be able to consent to the prescribing of puberty blockers, an application was made…
Although we have posted a link to Sasha Ayad and Stella O'Malley's fantastic podcast series before, we thought this episode deserved a special mention of its own. This episode highlights…
A look at seamless transition – not of gender, but from childhood to adult life. How well does the NHS support vulnerable teens with gender distress as they move into…
Background Those of us who give our time to our support group do so because we want to help fellow parents who are facing the same difficult parenting decisions as…
Our BMJ Rapid Response, published 27 January 2020 at https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m215/rr-0 in response to this article by Sally Howard about the difficulties faced by GPs caring for young people with gender…
20 January 2021 Bayswater Support Group shares the concerns of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), whose inspection report today described the service provided by the NHS Gender Identity Development Service…
On Sunday 16th January 2021, Sanchez Manning reported in The Mail on Sunday about GenderCare, a private clinic treating young people wishing to take cross sex hormones. We were asked…
15 September 2020 Rebecca Hilsenrath CEO, Equalities and Human Rights Commission via email: correspondence@equalityhumanrights.com Dear Mrs Hilsenrath, EHRC Transgender Guidance for Secondary Schools We read with concern the report in…
A 30 month long project entitled Identifying the health and care needs of young trans and gender diverse people was started by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care, and we…
"Being male is preferable to being female and vulnerable.” (contributed by a parent in our group) We wanted to express our gratitude to J.K. Rowling for shining a light, in…
