Transgender Trend crowdfunder to be reinstated

@Buzzlightyearsbumchin
Thank goodness, they have been a huge support to me. Without them, and the feminists on here, I may not have held so firm and my child may well be on blockers now instead of returning to identifying as their biological sex

That is so amazing - makes the whole thing worth while to me. Sending love to you and your child.

Crossed posts with Italian there.

it actively encourages schools to take steps that risk them falling foul of their legal duties and duty of care to pupils

On the contrary - the TT pack abides by multi-agency safeguarding legal duties and SENDCOP legal guidance, while the Allsorts and Mermaids guidance specifically ignore them. For example, with regard to confidential disclosure.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398815/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf

consult.education.gov.uk/child-protection-safeguarding-and-family-law/working-together-to-safeguard-children-revisions-t/supporting_documents/Working%20Together%20to%20Safeguard%20Children.pdf

Only one set of guidance isn't dangerous here - and it's not the Trangender Trend pack.

Lily Maynard's child openly agrees that she is not transgender, and is relieved that her mother did not allow her to transition. Do you disbelieve her, Fox? Do you think that she should have been encouraged by her parents to transition, given that she now knows that she is not trans?

Great news

Excellent news! I’m going on there to donate right now.

Fox I am willing to be corrected if wrong about anything.

I feel there are real dangers with pushing kids down a certain route or encouraging them, when this may not be right for them. If children really are trans then they will remain so. You can support children without agreeing with everything they say.

Some treatments are available to children under 18 that are not legal in other places and so for some kids 'coming out as trans' might actually push them in the line of interventions that are not right for them.

And just be voicing concerns about a female puberty does not necessarily mean a person is trans.

Urging caution is not wrong. For some children this will mean they have time to wait and think, but others might be rushed down to a place where they feel there is no turning back.

In such places it is possible for children to go ahead with areas of transitioning without being fully sure of what is really right for them.

In other words, rushing ahead, to do so and actively to encourage young teens and children, who often present as confused (not fixed about their own ideas of their gender) seems very dangerous to me.

I speak as someone who knows girls who are questioning their gender (and their sexuality, and yes, I know they are different). They are not all certain and sure, persistent and consistent and whatever else is required of them.

Lily Maynard's daughter did not persist in her ideas of being trans, so if her mum had actively encouraged her to make any kind of transition, wear a binder that could have endangered her health etc, then that could have been harmful to her daughter.

Please do no assume those of us who are gender critical are unfeeling, quite the opposite.

Childhood should be a time for all children to be free to wear what they like, have fun, and just be themselves. Puberty is starting earlier and earlier for kids for all kinds of reasons. Childhood should not be the time for making life long decisions.

If people are worried about their children who present themselves as trans or questioning, then love, acceptance, care, concern etc are vital, but rushing ahead to celebrate something that may actually not be true at all, is wrong.

I think the information from Transgender Trend will help some parents. The attempt to stop fundraising for it was potentially cutting out choices for some parents, and most significantly for some children. I am pleased the crowd funder is back on.

I'm really impressed and surprised by this. So many organizations will just reflexively pull back from anything that has a whiff of bad PR associated with it, justified or not. Crowdfunder UK seem to have actually looked into the issue, made an informed decision and stuck by it. I can't say how much respect I have for them right now.

I've read it, and it essentially says 'Be nice to children, don't rush them, and respect all those in your care. Remember that not all gender-questioning children are trans.'

Yup, from memory it also lets schools know that they are NOT breaking the law by having sex segregated areas. Transactivists lied to schools, and businesses, and continue to do so. But when schools/businesses are informed they have been lied to and manipulated...its 'hate'. Its bizarre really.

Right decision. There is no hate at all in it, I have read it closely, and also read transactivists 'debunking' of things in it which do not debunk anything.

Can't see them being happy with this, given how thrilled they were about the review (and many claimed the review was actually it getting pulled)

I still fail to see how TTs watchful waiting approach is 'transphobic' given its the same approach the Tavistock take.

Good news. Took them a while.

Thanks for the link. Hopefully all the publicity will raise even more money for them.

Just seen this confirmed by Transgender Trend on Twitter. Fantastic news!

Also Fox, what are the lies? And what is the 'incorrect information'?

Fabulous news

it actively encourages schools to take steps that risk them falling foul of their legal duties and duty of care to pupils

That’s a very bold claim, Fox, and having read it I can’t see anywhere where this guidance does this. Can you please clarify specifically which parts of this guidance encourage not upholding legal duties or duty of care?

Do you have children Fox? I would hate for any child to be unnecessarily dependent on drugs for life. Surely a 'wait and see' policy is preferable?

Fox. You need to look at the Tavistock guidelines for parents and professionals then see how the TT guide compares - it is very similar in its advice. And also protects the rights of children according to their biological sex.

And also a reminder that the Equalities Act protects gender reassignment, not gender identity, as reiterated by the response to the GRA consultation highlighted yesterday.

Just got an email from them confirming this. A common sense decision.

Very to-the-point comment by Oliver Burkeman:

Having now had a chance to read some of the resource pack in question, I'd be most interested to see a list of verbatim quotes from it that its critics consider to constitute "hate speech"

"verbatim quotes" - seem to definitely be what's lacking in the criticism I'e seen.

The responses to the tweet are interesting as well.

twitter.com/oliverburkeman/status/1004033619118182400

Just had an email from Crowdfunder

Dear Supporter,

We are getting in touch to inform you that crowdfunder has concluded its investigation into the Transgender Trend School Resources project after it received an unusually high number of complaints on the platform.

Having considered the nature of the complaints carefully, we have found that, based on the information we received, the project does not break our terms & conditions and guidelines.

We have therefore confirmed to the project owner that we will re-instate the project. Your pledge remains placed on the project. You can manage this pledge in 'My Pledges' when you are logged into your account.

Please note that this decision is based wholly on how the project meets our terms and conditions, and our content guidelines, and is not a reflection of the merits or accuracy of the project nor does it constitute any recommendation, representation or endorsement by Crowdfunder.

Many thanks,

The Team at Crowdfunder

Woop-woop!

Transing children is child abuse.