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)
Reframing the Debate: From ‘Gender Dysphoria’ to ‘Transgender Ideation’
Accuracy in language is important for safeguarding The language we use to discuss complex social issues often shapes the policies and interventions designed to address them. Nowhere is this more evident than in the discourse surrounding transgender identification. Terms like "gender dysphoria" and "gender incongruence" have dominated discussions, reinforcing a medicalized view of transgender identification … Continue reading Reframing the Debate: From ‘Gender Dysphoria’ to ‘Transgender Ideation’
The Impossibility of an Ethical Clinical Trial on Puberty Blockers
We call for plans for a trial to be abandoned. The clinical trial investigating the use of puberty blockers in children and adolescents, as heralded in The Cass Review, has reignited debates around the ethical and legal frameworks underpinning such research. Drawing on the principles of medical ethics, associated laws, and insights from critical analyses … Continue reading The Impossibility of an Ethical Clinical Trial on Puberty Blockers
Our Duty Initial Response to the Charity Commission Inquiry into Mermaids
Our Duty, as the ethical and objective alternative to Mermaids in the UK, welcomes the findings of the Charity Commission's inquiry into Mermaids and the concerns raised about its governance and safeguarding failures. For years, we have expressed deep apprehension regarding the ideological influence Mermaids has wielded, particularly in promoting medical transitions for children without … Continue reading Our Duty Initial Response to the Charity Commission Inquiry into Mermaids
UK General Practitioners to Stop Prescribing Gender Hormones
It seems that the climate for medicalising transgender ideation is continuing to change in the UK after the publication of The Cass Review. While this report applies to just one medical practice, the precedent has been set, and others are sure to follow. A patient of one UK medical practice reports receiving a letter explaining … Continue reading UK General Practitioners to Stop Prescribing Gender Hormones
Julie in Genderland
For over a year a group of Our Duty parents have been working with Julie Bindel and her producer Sam to get their stories out. The result is very professional podcast series: Julie Bindel's Substack which can also be found on YouTube: Julie in Genderland on YouTube EPISODE 1: WE KNOW HOW YOU THINK Across … Continue reading Julie in Genderland