Good Law Project founder on what we can learn from LGB Alliance, Keira Bell...
There was a big legal win for trans kids a few weeks ago, but you would be forgiven for having missed it – unlike the gleeful media circus when trans rights are stripped away, the triumphs scarcely...
View ArticleNHS clinicians prescribing puberty blockers are ‘extensively, powerfully’...
A court ruling that blocked access to vital healthcare for young trans people was based on “partisan” evidence and must be quashed, the NHS argued today at the Court of Appeal. If the High Court had...
View ArticleNHS ‘obtained consent illegally’ from trans kids for puberty blockers, claims...
The NHS appeal against a controversial judgment that restricts access to puberty blockers for young trans people has concluded. Lawyers for Keira Bell, a young woman who detransitioned, reiterated...
View ArticleBBC accused of ‘deep-rooted transphobia’ after ‘censoring’ vital issues...
Concerns have been raised over the “censorship” of trans issues after the BBC unpublished a doctor’s heartbreaking fears for young patients in light of last year’s controversial puberty blockers High...
View ArticleCourt overturns cruel Keira Bell ruling depriving trans kids of life-saving...
The NHS has won its appeal against a High Court ruling in the Keira Bell case that said trans under-16s can’t consent to puberty blockers and should be made to go before a judge to access the...
View ArticleNot a single trans young person has been referred to a hormone specialist...
Not a single trans young person has been referred to a hormone specialist by the NHS this year, it has been revealed. According to FOI data obtained by the i, no trans person under the age of 17...
View Article‘Anti-trans’ school protester met by hundreds of defiant allies chanting...
An anti-puberty blockers protestor demonstrating outside of a school was met by over 200 people chanting “trans kids matter” and “leave our city”. The crowd gathered outside Broadview Public School and...
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Swedish health board wants doctors to stop prescribing life-saving puberty...
A Swedish government agency has recommended that puberty blockers be withheld from trans youth, despite overwhelming evidence that the treatment is “life-saving”. The National Board of Health and...
View ArticlePuberty blockers drastically cut suicide risk in trans kids, yet another...
Young trans people who receive gender-affirming healthcare are significantly less likely to become depressed or attempt suicide in the following year, a new study has found. Gender-affirming care for...
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Failed Tory mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith compares life-saving puberty...
Conservative environment minister Zac Goldsmith, known for failing in his bid to become London mayor, has compared gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth to lobotomies. In a tweet Friday morning...
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Trans community breathes sigh of relief as Supreme Court rejects puberty...
The Supreme Court has rejected yet another attempt to deny trans kids access to life-saving puberty blockers. Keira Bell first launched legal action against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation...
View Article‘False narratives’ around puberty blockers ‘harm trans kids in the long run’
After yet another scaremongering article on puberty blockers in The Telegraph, it’s been warned that misinformation around the life-saving treatment could be harming kids in the long run. The article,...
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Teen hits back after mum shares fake news about puberty blockers: ‘This is my...
A transgender teenager has shamed journalists for writing a story about her use of puberty blockers that she claims was published without her consent. Sixteen-year-old Alex accused journalists at The...
View ArticleNebraska amends anti-trans healthcare bill to ban abortion after just 12...
Amendments to a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans people in Nebraska would also outlaw almost all abortions if passed. Republican state lawmaker Ben Hansen filed amendments to legislative...
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NHS to restrict puberty blocker prescriptions for children struggling with...
NHS England has said it is rescinding routine puberty blocker prescriptions after arguing that more evidence is needed about potential benefits and harms. On Friday (9 June), the National Health...
View ArticleRóisín Murphy denies label is donating album proceeds to pro-trans charities
Róisín Murphy has denied claims that her record label is planning to donate proceeds from her new album to trans charities. The Irish artist has been mired in controversy since she posted a comment...
View ArticleRóisín Murphy scores first solo top 10 album after puberty blockers row
Irish singer Róisín Murphy, who came under fire for calling puberty blockers “f**ked” and trans youth “mixed-up little kids” in August, has released the highest-charting album of her solo career....
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LGBT+ Conservatives accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ with puberty...
The Conservative Party’s LGBTQ+ group has been accused of spreading “misinformation” about puberty blockers on a podcast. LGBT+ Conservatives’ podcast Never Kissed a Tory sees members discussing...
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Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England says
Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS England gender identity clinics in a new “blow” to gender-affirming healthcare. Puberty blockers are a type of medicine that prevent...
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My trans kid experienced a joyful, anxiety-free girlhood – all thanks to...
Seattle-based Marlo Mack is the producer of the award-winning podcast How to Be a Girl and author of an audio book of the same name. Weeks before a 2020 court ruling against puberty blockers sent...
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Róisín Murphy says backlash over puberty blocker comments ‘wasn’t that bad’
Irish singer Róisín Murphy says the backlash against her controversial comments on puberty blockers “wasn’t that bad.” The singer-songwriter and producer landed in hot water in late 2023 after sharing...
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Puberty blockers paused for under-18s in Scotland
Scotland’s only youth gender clinic has paused prescribing puberty blockers for under-18s. Prescriptions for under-18s currently on the waiting list are to be blocked following the decision by NHS...
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UK government bans private puberty blocker prescriptions for trans youth
The UK government has introduced regulations to halt new private prescriptions of puberty blockers for under-18s in one of its final acts before the general election. No new patients under the age of...
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Labour’s Wes Streeting ‘to make trans puberty blocker ban permanent’
Health secretary Wes Streeting has reportedly indicated that the Labour government will extend the Tories’ controversial emergency ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. Conservative former health...
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Wes Streeting sparks fury after defending ban on puberty blockers for trans kids
Health secretary Wes Streeting has sparked more anger by defending his decision to make the ban on private puberty blockers for trans youth permanent. Having previously said he regrets making the...
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Labour MPs express concern over Wes Streeting’s defence of Tory puberty...
A growing number of Labour MPs have spoken out against health secretary Wes Streeting’s “very concerning” decision to make the ban on privately prescribed puberty blockers permanent. In the wake of...
View ArticleStarmer asked if he will meet with trans youth over puberty blockers ban
Labour MP Nadia Whittome has asked prime minister Keir Starmer if he will meet with trans youth and their families to hear their concerns about the now-permanent ban on puberty blockers. Earlier this...
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Puberty blockers ban imposed by Tory government is lawful, high court rules
A ban on prescribing puberty blockers in England, Wales and Scotland has been considered lawful by a high court judge. An emergency order implemented by former health secretary Victoria Atkins, under...
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Protest in Belfast after puberty blockers ban extended to Northern Ireland
A protest has been held in Belfast following an emergency ban on puberty blockers being extended to cover Northern Ireland. The Department for Health announced last week that it had renewed the ban...
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Puberty blockers are ‘safe, effective and reversible’, independent study finds
An independent review into puberty blockers has found they are generally safe to be used by transgender youngsters, and, despite what some people claim, the effects can be reversed. Research...
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