on the provision of services for gender-questioning children and young people. They say they believe there was a failure to properly consult experts in the field or service users, resulting in a “misleading” statement that “perpetuates damaging discourses about the work and gender-diverse identities more broadly”.
“We acknowledge that there were some valid concerns about the GIDS service, not least the significant waiting times, but we take issue with how it is now being portrayed. This is the first time that so many specialists working within UK gender services have come together to speak out about their portrayal, often by people who do not share our specialist knowledge.”
In a position statement published last month, the ACP-UK wrote that “the new, regional services will have to offer a radical alternative [after the closure of GIDS] to meet the needs of all young people with gender dysphoria.”
People that are going through puberty are uncomfortable in their bodies? Been going on since dawn of time but now we know, they were simply born the wrong sex. It's a good thing we have experts now to give them drugs and surgery to be well again.
Yeah 40 psychologists, left behind as they see the gravy train moving out of the station, no doubt.