The National Health Service (NHS) in England has announced significant changes to its approach to gender dysphoria treatment for minors, including the cessation of routine puberty blocker prescriptions for those under 18. This decision comes amid a broader debate on the safety and appropriateness of such treatments for children and teenagers. The world's largest children's gender clinic, the Tavistock's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), is set to close by 31 March. Meanwhile, new NHS youth gender services will offer masculinizing and feminizing hormones to children around their 16th birthday, a move that extends beyond previous guidelines which allowed hormone treatment only after a year on puberty blockers. The decision has sparked a wide range of reactions, including criticism from those who view it as a step back from gender-affirming care and support from those concerned about the long-term impacts of puberty blockers and hormone treatments on minors. In France, senators from Les Républicains (LR) party are seeking a complete ban on puberty blockers for minors, reflecting a growing international debate on the issue.
"The NHS will prescribe gender-changing hormones to teenagers as young as 16 at its youth gender clinics, new guidance states" https://t.co/DJOsgfr5t4
French Senators Call for Ban on Gender Transition for Minors Senators called the practice “one of the greatest ethical scandals in the history of medicine.” https://t.co/X0rd4EjpIt
Teenagers should not be given cross-sex hormones. New NHS guidance recommends hormones for 16-year-olds. This ignores the medical evidence and panders to trans dogma instead. It is beyond reckless, says Jo Bartosch https://t.co/SuZm7vZrTD
Why did it take so long to ban puberty blockers? https://t.co/dYNRBtvjOu
Children in Scotland and Wales are still being encouraged to socially and medically transition, writes Joanna Williams https://t.co/VKzzme9rfn
Why on earth does this teenage mental health site which “promotes gender transition” get £3 million a year from the NHS? Pro-trans' website for children given £3m a year by NHS is under investigation https://t.co/LAEzc4syK7
What happened with British kids and puberty blockers is one of the most insane, upsetting and infuriating things I've written about. People are right to be sceptical of experts --this is simply outrageous. https://t.co/DfVK0ENRiL
"More than 1,000 British children were given puberty blockers on the basis of one experimental study and the claim it provided ‘positive results’ —which was not true at all" https://t.co/DfVK0ENRiL
The only way we will stop children being supplied with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones is through primary legislation. Sadly, activist groups have too much influence on public bodies. Write to your MP to back my Bill. https://t.co/F11dLKJIvJ
NEW POST. What they did to children. Inside the battle to protect kids from puberty blockers https://t.co/DfVK0ENRiL
Trans ideology is far from defeated, says Joanna Williams https://t.co/VKzzme9rfn
History will not be kind to the trans movement. Thousands of children have been harmed by our elites’ blind adherence to this ideology. Too many were fooled into thinking that it is bigoted to protect kids. How tragic, writes Patrick West https://t.co/dYNRBtvjOu
"A teenage mental health service funded by the NHS is being investigated by health officials, amid accusations it is promoting the trans agenda and allowing the spread of dangerous anorexia advice." https://t.co/kONriaemiT
Senators from Les Républicains (LR) party have proposed a plan to halt the prescription of puberty blockers for minors. MORE: https://t.co/GfWyNAeAEK. https://t.co/u58bdAkuaT
Senators in France seeking to ban puberty blockers for minors Senators from Les Républicains (LR) party have proposed a plan to halt the prescription of puberty blockers for minors. MORE by @DreaHumphrey: https://t.co/GfWyNAeAEK.
🔴 A teen mental health service funded by the NHS is being investigated by health officials, amid accusations it is promoting the trans agenda and allowing the spread of dangerous anorexia advice https://t.co/7ySQX4mlqF
NEW: NHS England has announced that new youth gender services will provide masculinising and feminising hormones to children from ‘around their 16th birthday.’ This goes further than GIDS ever did: YPs cld only access hormones at 16 if they’d been on puberty blockers for 1 year🧵
Directly after reporting that England’s National Health Service concluded the opposite based on a review of the scientific evidence, CNN calls puberty blockers for gender dysphoria part of a package of “medically necessary, evidence-based care.” https://t.co/MzFdhDHoCP
Trans ideology is still running amok in the UK. Kids in Wales are allowed to transition behind their parents’ backs. Scottish parents could soon be criminalised if they don’t let their children transition. We must protect these kids, says Joanna Williams https://t.co/VKzzme9rfn
“Gids did not wait for data to emerge from the study before rolling out early puberty suppression more widely.” 🖊️ @hannahsbee https://t.co/RNM80JMxp0
This is in a news article -- a NEWS ARTICLE! -- about the NHS decision to stop prescribing blockers. Just unbelievably bad journalism. I keep thinking it will stop but it's not stopping! They are just copy-pasting from activist groups. Please do better. https://t.co/vAN7nrTnwl https://t.co/mmkDtEPjVb
French senators are calling for a complete ban on puberty blockers and gender transitions for minors. The world, apart from the US and Canada it seems, is finally waking up to the dangers of trans "gender affirming care." According to the European Conservative, "A lengthy… https://t.co/p0sBACYOuQ
England’s National Health Service announced it will no longer prescribe puberty blockers to children under the age of 18. | By @gitanjalipoonia https://t.co/z6TUI5cEq8
J.K. Rowling slams trans activists after UK bans use of puberty blockers on minors, citing safety concerns - https://t.co/PEjklH8znf
“Provided a child had reached this early stage of puberty they could potentially be referred for puberty blockers.” 🖊️ @hannahsbee https://t.co/nrQRDQV0c5
By me: despite some recent welcome changes in England, trans activism still has a powerful hold in schools and healthcare settings across the UK. https://t.co/korDuf8aws
Trans ideology is far from defeated https://t.co/kRoef9TRD1 'despite some recent welcome changes in England, trans activism still has a powerful hold in schools and healthcare settings across the UK.' Words of caution from @jowilliams293
“Having grown to become the world’s largest children’s gender clinic, the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) will close its doors for good on 31 March.” 🖊️ @hannahsbee https://t.co/5YVm8aeIrr
The ban on puberty blockers is undeniably good news – but only for kids in England. Children in Scotland and Wales are still being encouraged to take these dangerous, experimental drugs. The fight is far from over, says Joanna Williams https://t.co/VKzzme9rfn
This AP article about the NHS ending routine puberty blocker prescriptions says, “leading health organizations in the United States and Europe continue to decisively endorse gender-affirming care for both transgender youths and adults,” before noting that the leading health… https://t.co/C3tgcg8g2X