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- Puberty Blocker Ban: In what is being called an ideological move the Health Secretary has permanently banned the use of puberty blockers for transgender children for “safety reasons”. Cisgender children can still use them. We unpack the move.
- Alice Litman: QueerAF has seen evidence that a critical report that rebuked claims of a surge in trans suicides, and has been used to defend the Puberty Blocker ban, didn't include key data points to reach its conclusion. We help you understand.
- Foot in the door: In this week's Queer Gaze, Adam Zmith explains how he used a mixture of his love for feet and pure perseverance to get a book deal.
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Puberty Blocker ban consultation featured eight explicitly anti-trans groups
TL;DR: Health Secretary Wes Streeting has made a temporary ban on puberty blocker use for trans children permanent. It's been decried as an ideological move by activists, who say that if it was about safety and science as Streeting claimed, their use for cisgender children would also now be banned. Analysis of the targeted consultation about the ban shows anti-trans groups were heavily featured.
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