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A recurring theme in the complex casework I receive is trans people and their families asking for help after a terrible experience trying to access timely, appropriate healthcare. Last week I met @TransActualCIC to talk about how I can support trans people in this Parliament.
@ChtyCommission@ChtyCommission is just yet another captured org using bigotry-driven 'alternative facts' to justify discrimination, and I hope they spell out what they mean in a way that gets them dragged through the courts until their entire leadership team are disgraced and replaced.
I would like to see the @ChtyCommission spell out *precisely*, in legal terms, exactly what 'having regard to the findings of the Cass Review' means for a charity, given that the review was of NHS provision.
@ChtyCommission@ChtyCommission Are you saying that the Review's real finding was that you should assume trans kids are faking it or part of social contagion? That they shouldn't have affirming and supportive environments? That there should be no support systems in place?
A new report by @TransActualUK has revealed the current experience of #trans+ people with healthcare providers
Over 200 trans people surveyed in the UK said that they had been denied hormone replacement therapy https://t.co/wlVbdTM44P
We've written, with 100+ others, to Wes Streeting to express our lack of confidence in the Cass Review and our concerns over the DHSC's implementation of it.
Full letter at: https://t.co/ZkovFTRCVE
#Trans#TransHealth#Transgender#Nonbinary
A little frustrating though @GeorgeMonbiot that this has been an obvious trend with Sense About Science et al boosting transphobic conversion therapist entryism for ages, but trans people were completely ignored when we raised concerns then. https://t.co/ip1CSWMv5o
Surprisingly this is not about SEGM, but nice to see someone take a look at the connection between major science communication orgs and former RCP members and ask 'wait, what the fuck?'. Solidarity with those with ME/CFS who've experienced similar BS.
This story is one of the most disturbing I've ever covered. It's about how the views of a deeply weird ideological sect affected science, medicine and the media, with devastating impacts on patients. Please read and pass on. This horror has to stop. https://t.co/qVjkbiGQY3
The #CassReview included "spurious and misleading theories" with no supporting evidence
An open letter has been issued to the Health Secretary by trans community regarding the Cass Review 💖 💙 https://t.co/OVTeHGmonO
@NiaGriffithMP@Lord_Collins Anti-trans conversion therapy and forced detransition are being instituted as a mix of official and unofficial NHS policy by DHSC and yet there is silence from UK Equalities dept. Somehow, the government are still claiming to be LGBT allies. Extreme cognitive dissonance.
New equalities minister & spokesperson @NiaGriffithMP and @Lord_Collins have previously expressed support for trans people, but will they stand up to their senior colleagues who are continuing the worst attack on trans rights in many of our lifetimes? I won't hold my breath.
@floschechter Indeed. We have a reporting tool for these cases and are analysing the data. Anyone who this has happened to, please let us know so that we can hold the system accountable: https://t.co/iqzPpMFGLU
We're hearing increasing reports of GPs refusing to prescribe HRT for trans people, even when they have a letter from an NHS gender clinic.
If this happens to you or has happened to you in the past year let us know: https://t.co/sjmOhBv8MC
#Trans#Transgender#Nonbinary
We're hearing increasing reports of GPs refusing to prescribe HRT for trans people, even when they have a letter from an NHS gender clinic.
If this happens to you or has happened to you in the past year let us know: https://t.co/sjmOhBv8MC
#Trans#Transgender#Nonbinary