Keira Bell is a complainant in an important legal case. Her journey from girl to adult woman included a detour through believing she was transgender. Keira Bell In 2013, when she was 16, Keira Bell was prescribed puberty blockers by the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), part of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. GIDS … Continue reading Who is Keira Bell?
Newsletter – December 2020
Welcome to our final Newsletter for 2020. A tumultuous year, and yet one in which progress has been made. We all hope that things accelerate in 2021 and that the world becomes a far safer place for our children. United Kingdom In UK, Keira Bell won her court case against The Tavistock gender clinic. Court … Continue reading Newsletter – December 2020
Keira Bell Case – Statements
Statements? More than one? Since our first meeting on 5th December 2018, Our Duty has worked to hold The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to account. However, the efforts of Keira Bell and her legal team at Sinclairs Law have made a significantly greater contribution to advancing the welfare of gender dysphoric young people … Continue reading Keira Bell Case – Statements
Keira Bell Judgment – First Impressions
Today, Tuesday 1st December 2020, judgment was delivered at the High Court in London in the case against The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust concerning the legality of prescribing puberty blocking drugs to young persons as part of treatment to deal with gender dysphoria. These are our first impressions of the judgment. The case was … Continue reading Keira Bell Judgment – First Impressions
Informed Consent
Keira Bell is a detransitoner – a young woman who used to be transgender but has since desisted from the medication and behaviours associated with transgenderism. In January 2020 Keira joined the legal action being pursued by Susan Evans, a former employee of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), and a parent "A" of a … Continue reading Informed Consent
Newsletter – July 2020
Debate and Sunlight Our June Newsletter briefly mentioned the furore from believers of gender ideology around some tweets made by JK Rowling before concentrating on the Newsnight documentary about safeguarding concerns at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This month, in almost a mirror image, our report can briefly mention that Newsnight documentary before … Continue reading Newsletter – July 2020
Newsletter – June 2020
Debate and Sunlight As the dust settles on the earth shattering revelation that renowned Harry Potter author JK Rowling knows that there are two sexes, the world of gender ideology is once again shaken to its foundations by the BBC current affairs programme, Newsnight. We knew the medical investigations team at Newsnight were interested in … Continue reading Newsletter – June 2020
BBC Newsnight – Safeguarding Concerns
Clinicians reported worries that some patients were referred onto a gender transitioning pathway too quickly.Clinicians were discouraged from voicing concerns about children’s welfare to lead safeguarding officer & referring cases where they feared abuse to social services https://youtu.be/zTRnrp9pXHY BBC Newsnight - June 18th 2020 Newsnight report on the failures of GIDS (NHS gender identity service). … Continue reading BBC Newsnight – Safeguarding Concerns
Meeting the Tavistock
Parents with children affected by gender incongruence have an opportunity to have their voices heard at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The Tavistock is home to both GIDS (The Gender Identity Development Service - the service for children under 18) and GIC (The Gender Identity Clinic - the service for adults). Today, 11th … Continue reading Meeting the Tavistock
NHS Updates Guidance
https://twitter.com/jameskirkup/status/1268461888775602177 James Kirkup asks: Given that the NHS now says that hormone therapy for gender-variant children has unknown long-term effects on the physical and mental health of those children, why is the NHS still using such treatments on children? And we would add… Why is the NHS still using such treatments on adolescents and young … Continue reading NHS Updates Guidance