Since the surprise announcement last November that a trial of puberty blockers had been approved by regulators, there has been a vigorous campaign to get ethical approval revoked.
As soon as you started talking about the "wrong puberty" I knew you were a wrong 'un :-)
Gillick competency has to be used with caution in patients with mental health disorders and gender dysphoria is a mental health disorder. Many of the children who present with this are also autistic. Doesn't that make you stop and think?
Can you explain why a 40 year old man wanting to lop off a perfectly healthy leg is a mental health condition but a 17 year old girl wanting to lop off her perfectly healthy breasts isn't?
Yes, I've read the NHS website. The NHS is, of course, captured by gender woo-woo, which is why it spent £750,000 of our money trying and failing to defend itself against the Darlington nurses.
“Gender dysphoria is not a mental illness, but some people may develop mental health problems because of gender dysphoria." Hmm, a distinction without a difference. If it's not an illness, why does the NHS page you've linked to go on to describe treatment for gender dysphoria?
No, she is not licenced to practice in the UK. Doctors have to revalidate their fitness to practice certificate every 5 years and she didn't, so it was revoked in 2024.
My impression is that virtually no children who are prescribed puberty blockers cease taking them in time for the ability of a normal puberty to resume to be tested. In other words, is there any actual evidence that puberty blocking is reversible, as is frequently claimed?
Hasn't Helen Webberly been struck off?
As soon as you started talking about the "wrong puberty" I knew you were a wrong 'un :-)
Gillick competency has to be used with caution in patients with mental health disorders and gender dysphoria is a mental health disorder. Many of the children who present with this are also autistic. Doesn't that make you stop and think?
According to the American Psychiatric Association, it's psychiatric disorder.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria
Your link refers to gender incongruence and dates from 2019. Mine refers to gender dysphoria and is dated 2025.
Can you explain why a 40 year old man wanting to lop off a perfectly healthy leg is a mental health condition but a 17 year old girl wanting to lop off her perfectly healthy breasts isn't?
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/body-integrity-identity-disorder-biid
Yes, I've read the NHS website. The NHS is, of course, captured by gender woo-woo, which is why it spent £750,000 of our money trying and failing to defend itself against the Darlington nurses.
“Gender dysphoria is not a mental illness, but some people may develop mental health problems because of gender dysphoria." Hmm, a distinction without a difference. If it's not an illness, why does the NHS page you've linked to go on to describe treatment for gender dysphoria?
The American Psychiatric Association disagrees.
My mistake, it was her husband who was struck off. She has merely lost her licence to practice in the UK.
No, she is not licenced to practice in the UK. Doctors have to revalidate their fitness to practice certificate every 5 years and she didn't, so it was revoked in 2024.
https://www.abergavennychronicle.com/news/gender-doctor-loses-license-to-practise-708506
You told me I was incorrect to say she was no longer licenced to practice. Now you seem to be agreeing with me.
I don't think she thinks she's retired though. Isn't she still sending out puberty blockers from abroad to anyone who wants them?
Great round up and well organised together with LGB Alliance and WRN.
My wife and I were there and miraculously got to speak to our MP's assistant ...after waiting for two hours!
Have cross posted
https://dustymasterson.substack.com/p/hey-streeting-leave-them-kids-alone
Dusty
My impression is that virtually no children who are prescribed puberty blockers cease taking them in time for the ability of a normal puberty to resume to be tested. In other words, is there any actual evidence that puberty blocking is reversible, as is frequently claimed?
Hi Dougie
No there isn't is the answer
Dusty
'Correct gender aligned puberty'
What utter bs. Its not possible to go through puberty of the opposite sex. Girls given blockers and testosterone do not magically grow testicles.
And 'people' do not have endometriosis, women do.