When the NIHR Pathways project was announced, there was much disquiet. The £10.7m project included the proposed puberty blocker trial - an experiment on children that we know to be deeply unethical. It is the job of the Health Research Agency to authorise such a trial via one of its ethics committees. When first called … Continue reading Puberty Blocker Research – Is It Needed?
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Will Trump’s PEPFAR Cuts End Transgender Mainstreaming in South Africa?
Cuts to foreign aid under the Trump administration could have a modest impact on the funding of sex trait modification medicalization and trans-mainstreaming in South Africa, though other donors might readily fill the gap. South Africa, home to over 8 million people living with HIV, has historically been the largest recipient of funding from the … Continue reading Will Trump’s PEPFAR Cuts End Transgender Mainstreaming in South Africa?
NIHR’s £10M PATHWAYS Project: A Flawed Approach That Ignores Key Safeguarding Concerns
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a £10 million investment into its PATHWAYS project, aimed at developing and evaluating interventions for young people experiencing gender-related distress. While the inclusion of psychosocial factors is a positive step, the project's reliance on NHS Gender Services as its primary research setting is deeply … Continue reading NIHR’s £10M PATHWAYS Project: A Flawed Approach That Ignores Key Safeguarding Concerns
NIHR PATHWAYS: A Misguided Use of £10m?
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a significant £10 million investment into a PATHWAYS (Puberty suppression And Transitional Healthcare with Adaptive Youth Services) project, aimed at developing and evaluating interventions for individuals experiencing gender-related distress. The study includes the following threads: PATHWAYS Engagement – This advises the research team on … Continue reading NIHR PATHWAYS: A Misguided Use of £10m?
UK Doctors Face Challenges in Providing Care for Gender-Diverse Patients, Study Reveals
A recent study has highlighted significant challenges faced by UK general practitioners (GPs) in delivering adequate healthcare to patients identifying as transgender or gender-diverse. The research, published in Healthcare, points to a lack of clear national guidelines, inconsistent monitoring of hormone treatments, and insufficient communication between primary and secondary care providers. Conducted across two large … Continue reading UK Doctors Face Challenges in Providing Care for Gender-Diverse Patients, Study Reveals
Detransitioners and Desisters for Doubters (3D Project)
Open Letter to Detransitioners and Desisters Dear Friends, We are reaching out to you with a sincere request to share your experiences as part of a project designed to help others questioning their path. Many young people today are caught in a web of confusion, pressured by ideology and misinformation into making life-altering decisions. Your … Continue reading Detransitioners and Desisters for Doubters (3D Project)
Two Canadian Reviews Echo the Cass Review- No Evidence for Pushing Puberty Blockers and Synthetic Sex Hormones
Researchers out of Hamilton, Ontario's McMaster University and The Society for Evidence Based Medicine (SEGM) used a systematic review method called "meta-analysis" to assess a host of existing studies, which once again showed that there is poor evidence for the use of both GnRH Analogues (puberty blockers) and synthetic sex hormones for young people experiencing transgender ideation, commonly referred to as gender dysphoria (GD).
Trump signs executive order protecting children from gender medicine
PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION On January 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," aiming to halt medical interventions on minors that are intended to alter sex-traits in the name of so-called ‘gender affirmative care’. The order asserts that such procedures, including … Continue reading Trump signs executive order protecting children from gender medicine
Queensland Takes Bold Action on Hormone Therapy for Minors
In a significant move aimed at safeguarding children, the Queensland government has announced an immediate freeze on hormone therapy for new patients under 18. This decision follows revelations from a Cairns gender clinic, where children as young as 12 were reportedly prescribed puberty blockers without parental consent or sufficient medical oversight. The review marks a … Continue reading Queensland Takes Bold Action on Hormone Therapy for Minors
At the turn of the year…
Looking back and looking forward. It is that time of year, again (number seven since we parents started getting organised in 2018), when we look at what progress we have made and what challenges lie ahead.For individual families, our stories are palpably different now we know so much more about how to handle transgender ideation … Continue reading At the turn of the year…