I hope this thread provides some context for the caution and care I am taking when it comes to this vulnerable group of young people. The decisions I am taking will always be based on evidence, rather than politics or political pressure. 9/9

Ben Sears of Thoughtful Therapists addresses the Welsh government’s contradictory intention to both implement the Cass review and retain its commitment to trans activist ideology. genspect.org/untying-the-we…

NEW: The governing body of the doctors’ union - the BMA - will vote tomorrow on a motion to ‘disavow’ the Cass Review into the care provided to gender-questioning children and young people. Exclusive by me for the ⁦The New Statesman⁩ newstatesman.com/politics/healt…

Why are British doctors voting to reject the Cass report? newstatesman.com/politics/healt… The BMA #CassReview

Recall that The BMA also publicly opposed my The BMJ investigation and demanded an apology from the editor in chief (who stood by the piece.)

Giving the lie to this scaremongering gov.uk/government/pub…

UKs leading expert denounces false claims on suicide in gender questioning young people can-sg.org/2024/07/21/uks…

People have raised clarifying q’s about my review of suicides in young gender dysphoria patients. And there have been a number of - let’s call them misunderstandings. A short summary then, tracking from aim to data source to conclusions.🧵

NEW: A damning letter from Dr Hilary Cass to NHS England bosses, detailing serious concerns about adult gender clinics has been published. NHSE haven't drawn attention to it, instead releasing an update on implementation of Cass’s recommendations for children’s gender services.🧵

The most common concern of staff at clinics was “the very limited time for assessment and the expectation that patients would be put on hormones by their second visit.” First appointments wld often be with someone “not necessarily clinically trained”.

Majority of patient presentations “were extremely complex, with a mix of trauma, abuse, mental health diagnoses, past forensic history, ASD and ADHD, & therefore this limited assessment was inadequate." These issues weren't taken into account in decisions to prescribe hormones.

Despite the dogshit headline, this is good news. Getting care is very difficult, no one wants to go back to the place that caused harm. This may have legal implications. It couldn't have come at a better time really.

James Esses wins his case against Metanoia which expelled him for his gender critical views.

As with the BMA and various psychotherapy organisations the ordinary membership of the BPS needs to step up and challenge the ideological capture of its profession by trans activists promoting harmful medical treatments for gender non conformity

We’ve failed girls very badly. They have to navigate an increasingly misogynistic, porn-soaked culture that demands absolute submission to male desire with dire consequences for those who dissent. Oh, and rape is pretty much legal now, too. Where’s the empowerment? 2/

Politics, power and puberty blockers: the trans row dividing the BMA The doctors’ union is in turmoil after hundreds of members accused it of going beyond its remit when it criticised the Cass review of gender identity services for children thetimes.com/article/e0279f…

Will sanity be restored at The BMA? This excellent article in The Lancet by Jacqui Thornton gives us hope. It is clear that most members of The BMA do not support the ideologically driven BMA Council campaign to discredit the Cass Review. Now voices of reason, including