Affirming gender improves wellbeing, the research is clear
Dr Helen Webberley on GB News: puberty blockers and profit, with Ben Leo, GB News
The Cass Review settled the question. There is no good evidence that affirming someone's gender actually improves their life, and what research exists is too weak to rely on.
The research that meets a proper standard tells a consistent story: when people are affirmed in their gender, their wellbeing improves, including their sexual health and their relationship with their own body. That is not a political position, it is what the evidence shows. The Cass Review chose to discount much of that evidence, but discounting it does not make it disappear. What I keep coming back to is this: a person who is comfortable in their own body and mind is a person who can flourish. That is what affirmation does, and the research reflects it.
