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Insight I'm Dr Helen Webberley, gender specialist

I'm Dr Helen Webberley. I'm a doctor, a mum, and a gender specialist, and for the last decade and more I've spent most of my waking hours learning everything I…

Insight Believing your child means the absolute world

You're doing a fantastic job. Just believing and supporting your child means the absolute world to them. Parental acceptance is one of the most powerful…

Insight Trans rights are the defining battle of our time

Trans rights are the defining civil rights struggle of our generation, as race equality was in the 1960s and gay rights were in the decades that followed. I…

Insight The only trans debate worth having

The only debate worth having about trans people is how to help them live their lives more easily. Every other framing, whether trans people exist, whether they…

Insight Puberty blockers are unavailable in the UK. What parents are doing instead

Puberty blockers are banned on private prescription for trans young people in the UK, and NHS access has become effectively impossible. Many families I hear…

Insight Paul Mescal speaks out for trans rights ahead of London Trans+ Pride

Paul Mescal publicly declared his support for the trans community ahead of London Trans+ Pride this July, stating: "I'm incredibly proud to stand in support of…

Insight The real harm of transphobia: mental health and suicide

The harm caused by transphobia is not abstract. It manifests in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide attempts, disproportionately and consistently,…

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News A LibDem roadmap for queer equality: Tara Foster's call to action

Tara Foster, a LibDem campaigner and LGBT+ LibDems Executive member, has published a detailed roadmap for restoring trans and LGBTQ+ rights in the UK. Her core…

News Northern Ireland uses the Cass Review to shape trans youth care, and that's a problem

Northern Ireland's Health Minister has published an assessment of its Gender Identity Services, written by Dr Hilary Cass and measuring local provision against…

News The BMA says all the right things. So why did it endorse Cass?

The BMA's LGBTQ+ equality page makes strong commitments: no discrimination, trans people's right to dignity, a call for conversion therapy bans, and guidance…

News Understanding gender healthcare and safeguarding concerns

When social workers become involved with trans young people, families need clear information about what constitutes a genuine safeguarding issue and what does…

News What the puberty blockers ban actually says in law

A detailed examination of the legislation restricting puberty blocker access for trans young people and what it means in practice.

News Speaking up for trans young people, a decade on

Dr Webberley reflects on the professional consequences of advocating for trans youth on national television and why continued visibility and solidarity matter.

News What Trans Youth Actually Need From Gender Services

Trans young people identified their key needs from gender services, but the reality of what they received tells a different story.

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