Health

The Cass Review has now been released in full and has already attracted widespread condemnation from women’s, LGBTQIA+ and other equality focused groups. The document makes 32 recommendations and in this piece we take a little tour around what is recommended by The Cass Review.

Report reveals 320 trans and gender-diverse individuals were tragically killed last year, highlighting the urgent need for societal change and protection.

Here's a quick update to where I'm at with my trans healthcare journey in the UK; questioning whether I should cut off my balls...

New study reveals transgender men experience altered sleep patterns after starting testosterone, offering insights into hormone effects on sleep.

To say that the NHS is in crisis right now would be something of an understatement. Writes Alexis Chilvers as part of our push to raise the voices of trans people on trans healthcare in the UK in 2023.

Between striking nurses and ambulance workers, twelve or more hour waits in A&E, and patients getting passed from service to service with no actual care provided, a lot of people are seeing what a non-functioning National Health Service can look like. A sight we are all to familiar with when trying to access trans healthcare on the NHS.

The Cass Review faces condemnation for its biased approach, exclusion of trans voices, and potential harm to trans youth.

The media erupted in a flurry this week as Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced his intention for the NHS to exclude trans women from female wards. Understandably, this has shocked and concerned the trans community.

Maui holds a vigil to honor transgender individuals lost to violence, emphasising the importance of awareness and remembrance.

Earlier this month, NHS England confirmed its plans to end the ‘routine’ prescription of puberty blockers to trans kids. To most former GIDS patients, the idea that the use of puberty blockers was ever routine is laughable.