17 results for "trans young people"
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The harm caused by transphobia is not abstract. It manifests in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide attempts, disproportionately and consistently,…
Eli's mother started taking photographs differently the day she realised the clock was running, and what changed everything was a Tuesday, some toast, and a…
Robyn was fourteen and terrified of her own voice breaking while she sat on a waiting list years long, and her mother Nadia refused to let her wait alone.
Trans teens are often unhappy because they are carrying a truth about their gender they cannot yet say out loud. That gap takes up enormous energy. When they…
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…
Northern Ireland's Health Minister has published an assessment of its Gender Identity Services, written by Dr Hilary Cass and measuring local provision against…
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…
When social workers become involved with trans young people, families need clear information about what constitutes a genuine safeguarding issue and what does…
A detailed examination of the legislation restricting puberty blocker access for trans young people and what it means in practice.
Dr Webberley reflects on the professional consequences of advocating for trans youth on national television and why continued visibility and solidarity matter.
Trans young people identified their key needs from gender services, but the reality of what they received tells a different story.