The i has reported on the government enquiry into the numbers of children and young people being treated at Tavistock GIDs.
In the article a Stonewall representative is quoted.
One hopes that as well as looking into the support given by GIDs, the enquiry will also look into the support etc given to children from other organisations/ charities including Stonewall, Mermaids etc and not restrict the enquiry to NHS provision.
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"Paul Twocock, director of campaigns, policy and research at Stonewall, the LGBT charity, said: “Understanding more about the experiences of young trans people and their families, and of the support they are getting, is a good thing.
When young people access support, they’re looking for exactly that: support. They want someone to talk things through with, someone who can understand their thoughts and feelings, and help them to have those conversations. Of those young people, a very small number may go on to identify as trans, but many more won’t. “For those who find it impossible to reconcile who they are with the sex they’ve been given at birth, ongoing age-appropriate care and support is vital.”
A source in the Government Equalities Office told the Mail on Sunday: “There has been a substantial increase in the number of individuals assigned female at birth being referred to the NHS. There is evidence that this trend is happening in other countries as well. Little is known, however, about why this is and what are the long-term impacts.” The Gender Identity Development Service, based at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Camden, north London, is the only such facility for under-18s in England and Wales. It has as second office in Leeds. The review is expected to look at the long-term impacts of the assessment and support that young people receive from the service. The Equalities Office said that the parameters of the research had not yet been confirmed, but would be made public “in due course”.
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