House of Lords meeting chaired by Dr Lord Lewis Moonie 15 May 2019

[JackyHolyoake]

Have a read of the summary written by Lily Maynard [it's brilliant, imo]:

First Do No Harm – the ethics of transgender healthcare

lilymaynard.com/first-do-no-harm-the-ethics-of-transgender-healthcare/

It is a great summary. I am still working my way through the talks published on the Transgender Trend site.

www.transgendertrend.com/first-do-no-harm-ethics-transgender-healthcare-house-of-lords/

Thanks for the link - that's a really interesting read.

Thanks Lily 🙏 and Jacky for posting

Interesting read - thanks Lily and Jacky.

There's a reference to referrals increasing to the Tavistock by almost 4500% for girls and 1200% (blog has the precise figures).

But we know that NHS resources have not really increased in real terms, and absolutely nowhere near this increase in demand. How can any service operate properly in such circumstances? No wonder there are huge waiting lists and children only get 3 assessment appointments. It is really shocking when children are making such life changing decisions, especially if they have mental health problems or autism which might influence their feelings about their gender.

It is actually very politically irresponsible of Penny Mordaunt not to hold the promised inquiry. Shouldn't more staff be whistleblowing too?