What I would have said about trans children and puberty blockers
When Dr Hilary Cass appeared on Times Radio to talk about schools and transgender young people, I found myself composing a parallel conversation in my head. Not because I want to pick a fight, but because the framing matters enormously, and some of the most important things were left unsaid. So here is what I would have said.
Dr Hilary Cass recently spoke on Times Radio about how schools should approach transgender children and the question of puberty blockers. Helen Webberley has been reflecting on that conversation and what she would have emphasised if she had been asked to contribute to the discussion.
Drawing on her clinical experience and expertise in gender medicine, Helen explores the nuances that she feels deserve greater attention in this important debate. Rather than simply disagreeing with Dr Cass, she offers a complementary perspective grounded in the evidence and in the real experiences of young people and families she works with.
Read on to see what Helen would have said, and how her view differs from the points raised in that radio interview.
