The former head of Mermaids, a controversial transgender support group, is launching a new helpline, which critics say will provide guidance to children seeking gender medication outside the NHS. The Mail has the story.
Susie Green said she is creating a service “that can be honest” about the “utter s**t show” of current NHS gender services and discuss private healthcare options with young people of all ages.
Ms. Green wrote on social media that the helpline is needed because the new NHS approach to gender treatment, which favours therapy rather than medical interventions, is harming children.
But last night critics claimed she intends to use the helpline to direct young people to non-NHS services where they can access hormones and puberty-halting medication. …
Ms. Green’s plans have emerged as Dr. Hilary Cass published a major review last week of NHS children’s gender services, warning that gender medicine for young people was based on “remarkably weak evidence”. …
Ms. Green has shown her displeasure with the Cass recommendations – which include replacing the Tavistock with regional hubs – by reposting a series of tweets criticising the findings.
Ms. Green was head of Mermaids when it was found to be sending out ‘breast binders’ – restrictive garments with potential health risks – to teenage girls without their parents’ knowledge. She also previously advocated for the age at which children can receive powerful sex-change hormones to be lowered to under 16.
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