Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Let down, horrified and disgusted - parents and young people respond to NHS England plans

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💬 This week:

• NHS England. Following our exclusive story that NHS England plans will leave some transgender young people no choice but to medically detransition, we talk to the parents and young people affected by the plans.
• General Election. Though it's too soon to know exactly where party manifestos will stand on LGBTQIA+ rights, Labour quietly announced its plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. We explore.
• Access All Rainbows. Being queer, living in a small rural town and having a disability is a complicated mix, which I can loudly attest to from here in Cornwall. Sam Lewis writes more about this in this week’s Queer Gaze from rural Wales.

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Let down, horrified and disgusted - parents and young people respond to NHS England's plans to force trans youth to medically detransition

TL;DR: In response to a call out from QueerAF, What The Trans and Trans Safety Network, parents and young people speak to us about their fears, worries and disgust that NHS England plans could leave some young transgender people with no choice but to medically detransition.