The UK government has made existing emergency measures banning puberty-suppressing hormones (blockers) “indefinite” for children aged under 18, following the official advice of medical experts. A press release from the UK Department of Health and Social Care last week confirmed that both the sale and supply of the puberty blockers […]
Tag: gender dysphoria
English National Health Service to stop prescribing puberty blockers to children
Originally published in Christian Today The NHS says it will stop providing puberty-blocking drugs for children with gender dysphoria, save for when the drugs are part of a clinical trial. NHS England made the announcement on Tuesday, following several months of research and a review of evidence provided by the […]
‘Seismic shift’: UK, Florida limit irreversible treatment for gender-distressed kids
Originally published in CBN News Alarmed by a lack of research, governments in Europe and conservative-led states in the US are moving to limit gender medical treatments for children. Last week, the Florida Board of Medicine and the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine approved a ban on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and […]
Academic, spiritual aspects of gender and identity addressed at church conference
On the weekend of September 9 to 11, The Fellowship Baptist Church in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town hosted the God, Gender and Identity conference — an event taking on a hot topic at the forefront of debate and discussion. In an hour where the world is rampant with ideologies that liquidise gender and identity, […]
God, gender and identity in spotlight at upcoming Cape Town conference
Amidst a rapid, worldwide rise in gender confusion, Cause for Justice is speaking biblical truth and sound academic facts at conference events and debates across South Africa. Cause for Justice is a human rights organisation that exists to act in the public’s best interest by participating in court proceedings, creating public […]
1 000 families plan to sue gender clinic that put children through transgender treatments
Originally published in Daily Caller The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at Tavistock, the largest paediatric gender clinic in the world, will be sued by about 1 000 families of children who were allegedly rushed onto puberty blockers at the UK-based clinic, attorneys told The Times. The class action medical […]
‘God, what have I done?’ says UK man suing health care provider over trans surgery
Originally published in Faithwire A British man is planning to sue the United Kingdom’s National Health Service for granting him transgender, body-altering surgery without — in his view — considering his mental illness. As the anesthesia from his 2018 surgery wore off, the now-35-year-old Ritchie Herron recalled immediately thinking: “Oh, […]
A Christian response to gender dysphoria — Andrew T Walker
Originally published in TGC The latest issue of Time magazine features an essay by Jessi Hempel telling the story of her brother’s friend, Evan, giving birth to a son. That opening sentence might catch you off guard, especially since human biology does not allow for biological men to give birth. Such an idea is common […]
Female ‘detransitioner’ says gender dysphoria is mental health issue
Originally published in The Christian Post A former trans-identified woman who has de-transitioned is stressing the importance of treating those struggling with gender dysphoria “the same way we would treat any other young person who’s struggling with mental health issues” instead of allowing them to alter their bodies permanently. Helena […]
UK High Court rules to protect children from ‘life changing’ trans drugs
Originally published in The Christian Institute Children will be protected from being given puberty blocking drugs following a major ruling at the High Court. Detransitioner Keira Bell, 23, brought the case against the NHS Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) after she was given hormone blockers and cross-sex hormones as a […]