18/10/2020
A Judicial Review is being heard at the High Court, report various trans newswires. The hardworking staff of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which operates the country's Gender Identity Development Service is being scrutinised in a case brought by an anonymous parent and a single woman who expressed regret at having transitioned with the help of the GIDS. Mermaids, the group that works with young transgender people, has reported extensively on what was said in the hearings by all parties, during a highly charged two day process. The organisation, along with many LGBTQ groups, have expressed consternation at what a ruling might mean not only for transgender children, but also for issues such as bodily autonomy, and young people seeking birth control. See the full and extensive review of what was said by what side and view a commentary on what the Judicial Review might mean when its deliberations are finally published. Go to memaidsuk.org.uk.
