NHS England has now published, following public consultation, a final interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. The public consultation on this draft interim service specification ran for 45 days from 20 October to 4 December 2022. It received 5,183 responses in total. Our Duty has previously set out … Continue reading New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict
California – June 2023 Bills
Three bills go before the Senate Committee in California this week concerning the health and wellbeing of minors and their families. These bills are designed to separate children from parents who don’t gender affirm their child, and to keep gender transition a secret from the child’s parents. (Description of bills below.) Quick Facts About Gender … Continue reading California – June 2023 Bills
Megyn Kelly is done with preferred pronouns
Megyn Kelly begins her show with a monologue explaining why she is done using "preferred pronouns" and will base her conversations on trans ideology in reality and truth, how her own views on this issue have evolved, the harms of gender affirming care in schools and by physicians, the injustice of biological men competing in … Continue reading Megyn Kelly is done with preferred pronouns
Adult Human Female
This article is reproduced by kind permission of its author, David @ the HALL of EINAR Originally published 28 January, 2023 in Ramblings I was at the Natural History Museum in London a month ago when I saw the skeleton of an adult human female. I thought today would be a good day to publish what I … Continue reading Adult Human Female
Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Stephen B. Levine & E. Abbruzzese Current Sexual Health Reports (2023) Cite this article Abstract Purpose of Review Results of long-term studies of adult transgender populations failed to demonstrate convincing improvements in mental health, and some studies suggest that there are treatment-associated harms. The purpose of this review is to clarify concerns about the rapid proliferation of hormonal … Continue reading Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden
Hormone treatment is one of the interventions that has been used to address so-called 'gender dysphoria' in children, but there is a need for more evidence-based guidance on the safety and efficacy of such treatments. A recent systematic review by Ludvigsson et al. (2023) aimed to evaluate the current evidence on hormone treatment for children … Continue reading Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden
Rally for Evidence-Based Care
Join us for a peaceful rally at the Pediatric Endocrine Society’s annual conference in beautiful San Diego May 6, 10am-12pm Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina1380 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA THIS IS A PRIVATE PERMITTED EVENT.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A WRISTBAND THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE BASE CAMP AREA. Register for the Rally
The Cass Review – Our Concerns
Introduction The Cass Review is being conducted as an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, led by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass. It has been running for two years and published an Interim Report in February 2022. We have previously published responses to the Cass Review Interim Report, and a submission … Continue reading The Cass Review – Our Concerns
Submission to the UPR 2023
Our Duty Canada’s Submission to the UPR 2023 Our Duty Canada (ODC) recently submitted a Stakeholders report to the 2023 United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR occurs every 4.5 years and provides a check-in to see how Canada is measuring up to its commitments pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Rights … Continue reading Submission to the UPR 2023
To My Dear Daughter…
This is a letter from a concerned mother to her daughter on the occasion of her becoming a teenager. This letter ties in with our theme of building Resilience. Dear Daughter In a few weeks you will officially be a teenager, 13 is a pivotal age for a young girl, I am proud of your … Continue reading To My Dear Daughter…