In her report, Ms Cass points out that the clinic was "not a safe and viable long-term option" and that the gender identity conversation and push to treatment "overshadowed" other mental health issues that children who ended up at Tavistock were suffering from. She added that the new clinics will be required to have "'established academic and education functions' to monitor evidence on children who are put on hormone therapy,"
In 2021, Tavistock was found to have a waiting list of nearly 5,000 children who were seeking access to gender treatment.
However, the Daily Mail also points out that NHS chiefs are considering the introduction of a seven-year minimum age limit for any future referrals, as younger children cannot meaningfully communicate with doctors about their desire to identify as the opposite sex. A new consultation by NHS England also acknowledges that young boys' interest in girls' clothes or toys, or vice versa, is "fairly common" and "not usually indicative of gender dysphoria".
Cover photo: The symbol of transgender individuals (Source: Twitter/SammysAmiga)




















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