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Woman's hour today (29 October) 10 am

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ScienceRoar · 29/10/2018 08:57

There will be a discussion of gender dysphoria. The Twitter grapevine says that Transgender Trend will be represented.

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IamEarthymama · 29/10/2018 10:52

Stephanie was really calm and stated the facts really well.
Polly had that edge of dismissal in her tone
JG was good, she pushed for answers.

senua · 29/10/2018 10:52

I'm not generally a fan of Jane Garvey but that was excellent. How wonderful to hear female voices talking about this.
More please BBC.

PencilsInSpace · 29/10/2018 10:51

Polly was very evasive.

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anotherGCacademic · 29/10/2018 10:49

Yes good overall and Jane Garvey didn't take too much shit from any of them.

Robbabank · 29/10/2018 10:48

Yes, you are articulating what I'm struggling with. A sort of distance, or remove from Polly, ...detached.

Ihaventgottimeforthis · 29/10/2018 10:47

I thought it was good overall! Thank you Womens Hour and Jane Garvey and all contributors.

anotherGCacademic · 29/10/2018 10:47

So Polly admits that:

There are clear links between mental health issues and gender confused children
Rigid gender roles in society are unhelpful
The number of girls presenting to her clinic has grown massively
This is a very complex issue.

And her conclusion:

Lots of children have very deep feelings about this and we affirm these.

Wow.

hipsterfun · 29/10/2018 10:47

Yes, great work Stephanie Flowers

Robbabank · 29/10/2018 10:47

Yes, I thought Polly seemed unusually unprofessional here. This is my first time hearing anyone from the Tavistock and I was expecting a more factual approach, with less of the long drawn out 'Weeeellll, ...) before stating her opinion.

ShotsFired · 29/10/2018 10:47

Purple at the start wasn't there a comment about how Polly's livelihood is the tavi, so she's not going to eat her own golden goose.
(my own paraphrasing!)

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:47

She is so dismissive and cold as pp says

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:46

Jane did a good job, as did Stephanie.

Polly sniggered throughout.

hipsterfun · 29/10/2018 10:46

Polly seems to see the dots clearly but isn’t able to join them.

PurpleOva · 29/10/2018 10:46

The woman from Tavistock sounds really cold about it, like real lack of concern around the increase in girls being referred. No sign of wanting to explore the reasons behind it, very odd.

Robbabank · 29/10/2018 10:45

Good going from Jane Garvey so far. Perhaps has taken on feedback from the last GRA discussion? Also a respectful discussion between Stephanie and the Tavistock woman, who are agreeing on some areas (and obviously, not on others. Important that they are speaking about the backgrounds and mental health of young people seeking referrals.

Bonions · 29/10/2018 10:44

Jane Garvey "Have you got facts and figures or is that just a feeling you have?" when Stephanie says that there appears to be a link with autism.

anotherGCacademic · 29/10/2018 10:42

Why does Polly keep sniggering in the background?

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:41

Polly is dangerous

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:41

It is not a diagnostic label Polly says

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:40

Stephanie
Adults are equipped to make a choice.
ROGD

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:39

Polly is laughing at the rise in referrals. She looked puzzled over figures, Jane says.

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:38

The teaching of Gender Id is introduced to schools, Childline NSPCC says Stephanie

ShotsFired · 29/10/2018 10:37

"less reversible" - that's a sneaky little phrase made to minimise the impact of what is actually being said.

HandsOffMyRights · 29/10/2018 10:36

Polly says this is not the case