Describing trans healthcare in the UK as in crisis in 2023 is “an understatement”
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.
Tavistock to close with no replacement ready
According to a Vice exclusive, the Tavistock Centre is due to shut and the Tory government have, rather predictably, not bothered to ensure services are in place to replace it.
Should I cut off my balls or wait for the NHS to fix trans...
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...
High suicide risk among transgender elders demands attention
Study reveals high suicidal ideation rates in older transgender adults, highlighting the need for targeted support and resources.
New puberty blocker prescriptions halted by NHS England again
Contrary to most reporting on the subject NHS England has not completely and irrevocably stopped prescribing hormones. New puberty blocker prescriptions have been halted temporarily.
The lies surrounding healthcare for young trans people have gone on for too long;...
On healthcare for young trans people; There is no magical moment at which a child becomes an adult. No single instant at which we may safely declare that a young person has exited adolescence, and is fully equipped to enter the world of mortgage stress, Saturday morning food shopping and running arguments about the thermostat says Max Morgan
The Cass Review: A government-sanctioned attack on trans lives
The Cass Review faces condemnation for its biased approach, exclusion of trans voices, and potential harm to trans youth.
The Trans Agenda #24 – Cass fightback begins and the bigots don’t like it
The Trans Agenda #24
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Plan for NHS to exclude trans women likely won’t happen; but it doesn’t need...
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.
NHS & puberty blockers: Former GIDS patients reflect on long wait times, invasive assessments
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.