RCPCH supports primary school children changing pronouns

He's the RCPCH's child protection officer.

He certainly has a lot of experience and influence regarding child safeguarding.

So this is someone who is either:
a) completely blindsided and believing he is doing the right thing, either actively believing that everyone has a gender identity or just assuming that it's true because he's never thought about it too deeply
b) strategically well-placed by design to enact policies which perpetuate the capture of institutions

Obviously I'm not speculating, just laying out the only two viable possibilities when someone has this much influence.

(FWIW I think Tim Davie is a type a from everything I've seen and heard. These people do exist, as well as the nefarious ones)

It's interesting that they say that the guidance does not support children 'to be themselves'.

This, I think, is the crux of the issue for many who view the proposed guidance as transphobic.

I think they picture a situation whereby a child's is forced to conform to policies and practices based on gendered norms that will cause them distress.

I would like to see a situation where there are zero gendered expectations or requirements in school and for gender to play no part in any decision making or treatment.

In cases where pronouns cause distress, everyone can be asked to use the pupil's name instead of pronouns. Where single sex activities/sex segregation is needed, supports can be put in place to try and reduce distress and discomfort, as is the case for those with additional and different needs in other areas of development.

@ArabellaScott is there an X thread on this from the RCPCH?

It would be good to see if Sex Matters has been looped in. They are doing a great job of documentating and playing back the bias on this e.g. their response to the EHRC submission (plus, albeit indirectly linked, their assessment of the BBC's bias in coverage following Tim Davie's "nice" comment in parliament).

I have now found some words.

⬆️ This is the part I just can't get my head around.
Obviously I know that there is widespread capture but seeing their response in black and white is another level. Their gaslighting around safeguarding is also scary to see.

I really hope that the Tories can find a backbone and make this their hill to die on. We're talking about an international scandal: medical experimentation on vulnerable children and young people, which starts with an enablement pathway in schools. Given they seem to be losing anyway, they may as well go for it. Yes, it may cause a split in the party but surely it's worth a shot? Obviously I'm no politician (or political advisor) and I do understand that it's not that simple but unless some real direction is taken here, we're in danger of seeing responses like this one being given undue weighting because of who they are. Same problem with the EHRC response.

l had to look up to see this is the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Paediatricians promoting telling little children that their bodies are wrong and that a sex change will fix them 😱

Unbelievable.

Then they apparently lack the capacity to understand in depth what the problems with this are. Which would say to me that they lack the capacity to be responsibly advising on any matter regarding children.

They’re a stonewall champion so I assume completely captured

So they start off from: the government aren't sticking to the law, children's well being must be paramount

That being the crux of the matter. Cass et al find social transition not to be a neutral act and RCPCH deem it or be essential.

They should be challenged to do more than make statements. They need the same depth and quality of evidence as Cass commissioned.

Wow.

I have no other words.

Well, I have plenty but I'm too angry to type them.

(Thank you for sharing BTW)