The Cass Review: Interim Report Published
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…
Sweden Calls For Restraint In The Use Of Cross Sex Hormones In Minors
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…
Podcast: Gender – A Wider Lens
Psychotherapists Stella O'Malley and Sasha Ayad take a look at gender from a psychological perspective in their podcast Gender: A Wider Lens. Is gender identity a facilitation of development and…
Documentary: Trans Kids – It’s Time to Talk.
This documentary from psychotherapist Stella O'Malley considers the huge rise in numbers of young people embarking on gender transition, through the prism of the gender identity issues that she experienced…
BBC Newsnight Coverage of Gender Transition, GIDS and Detransition
The Gender Identity Development Service at The Tavistock Centre in London has been caught up in a lot of negative press in recent years. Deb Cohen and Hannah Barnes have…
Puberty Blockers: A Letter to a Parent
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…
Statement: Bayswater Support Group Welcomes Court Ruling in Use of Puberty Blockers in Under 18s
1 December 2020 Bayswater Support Group, which represents families in the UK Ireland, welcomes today’s ruling that protects young patients (and clinicians) by requiring a judge's oversight of the “experimental”…