The care provided to young people with gender incongruence or gender related stress by the NHS is in limbo. In July 2022 NHS England announced its intention to close its only specialist youth gender clinic by the spring of 2023 and replace it with two regional services, the first of several. But this timeline looks highly unlikely. Families under the care of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at London’s Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust say that clinicians have been le...| The BMJ
More children and adolescents are identifying as transgender and are being offered medical treatment, especially in the US—but some providers and European authorities are urging caution because of a lack of strong evidence. Jennifer Block reports Last October the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) gathered inside the Anaheim Convention Center in California for its annual conference. Outside, several dozen people rallied to hear speakers including Abigail Martinez, a mother whose child beg...| The BMJ
WPATH Standards of Care are written and developed by self-appointed experts in the field, and do not use the best standards of examining evidence and writing recommendations, which introduces a hig…| Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender
Recently released documentation of internal discussions between members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, including authors of WPATH’s Standards of Care, reveal pr…| Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender
Objectives To identify and critically appraise published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) regarding healthcare of gender minority/trans people. Design Systematic review and quality appraisal using AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation tool), including stakeholder domain prioritisation. Setting Six databases and six CPG websites were searched, and international key opinion leaders approached. Participants CPGs relating to adults and/or children who are gender minorit...| BMJ Open
The World Professional Organisation for Transgender Health (WPATH) faces allegations of research malfeasance, prompting concerns about its influence on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) t…| Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender
