Long waiting times for gender identity treatment are amongst the reasons analysts believe that trans and non-binary people report a greater prevalence of mental health distress than their cisgender counterparts. Radio News Hub website takes up the story, saying " the study of 1.5 million people aged 16 and over, including almost 8,000 transgender people, is the first which can be said to be nationally representative. The research, published in the Lancet Public Health journal, looked at self-reported mental health conditions. Its findings suggested the risk of having a