The NHS published its proposed Interim Service Specification for the treatment of 'gender dysphoria' on 20th October 2022 The NHS is consulting on this Interim Service Specification for what they are calling Specialist service for children and young people with gender dysphoria (phase 1 providers) The consultation runs from 20th October 2022 to 4th December … Continue reading Response to Proposed NHS Interim Service Specification
Report from Anaheim
The First Do No Harm Unity Rally in Anaheim, California showcased the broad support that exists for an end to so-called 'gender affirming care'. Other groups in attendance included Partners for Ethical Care, Gays Against Groomers, Lesbians United, and more. A full write-up of the day's events was written by Brad Jones of Epoch Times … Continue reading Report from Anaheim
Closing the Gender Identity Development Service
A TIMELINE OF RELEVANT EVENTS AT THE TAVISTOCK CENTRE 2005: Sue Evans, a nurse at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), warned that youngsters were being assessed too quickly and their treatment was influenced by transgender rights groups. 2009: GIDS became a national service responsible for treating all children in … Continue reading Closing the Gender Identity Development Service
Lawsuits are starting
Iowa school district sued over transgender student policy An Iowa school district was sued this week over its adoption of a policy designed to protect transgender students through the development of “gender support plans.”The group suing the school district, Parents Defending Education, has said the policy infringes on the First and 14th Amendment rights of … Continue reading Lawsuits are starting
Parents challenge ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation
California Parents have been testifying in opposition to California's Bill SB107 which would, if enacted, make California a 'sanctuary state' for those seeking opposite sex imitation treatment. That means that California would ignore and override any protections that are available to a victim of transgender ideology in their home state. Erin Friday of Our Duty, … Continue reading Parents challenge ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation
Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure
The NHS has announced that the Gender Identity Development Service, UK's only gender clinic for children is to be closed. Our Duty has been critical of this service provided by The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation trust since our foundation in 2018. Announcement https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/implementing-advice-from-the-cass-review/ Our Duty Statement Parents of children who believe themselves to be … Continue reading Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure
Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review
This is a response the Interim Report published by The Cass Review. First up, Our Duty has been calling for an immediate moratorium on the provision of Opposite Sex Imitation Medicine pending the final report from The Cass Review. Nothing in the Interim Report diminishes the rationale for such a moratorium. Indeed, if anything, our … Continue reading Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review
The Cass Review – Interim Report
On 10th March 2022 The Cass Review published an Interim Report. https://cass.independent-review.uk/publications/interim-report/ The Cass Review Interim Report The Interim Report was covered by two articles in the British Medical Journal including one by Dr Hilary Cass. https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o589 Review of gender identity services for children and young people, Dr Hilary Cass https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o629 Our Duty will, in … Continue reading The Cass Review – Interim Report
DETRANS AWARENESS DAY IS MARCH 12, 2022
MARCH 12, 2022 will be a day of conversation and support for the Detrans Community. Visit WWW.DETRANSAWARENESS.ORG to find out about how to be a part of it! Detransitioners have experienced a dramatic journey of self-acceptance and an unpopular trip to transition and back. Upon transitioning, we felt an overwhelming degree of affirmation from doctors, … Continue reading DETRANS AWARENESS DAY IS MARCH 12, 2022
Newsletter – April 2021
April 2021 has seen a rapid acceleration in the campaign to end the medicalisation of young people in the name of gender. In a particularly busy month, highlights include a swathe of academic papers supporting our cause, powerful first-hand testimony from parents of sons, our own awareness raising truck in Los Angeles, and constructive articles … Continue reading Newsletter – April 2021