Is poverty a cause of the rise of trans identity in the UK?
UK rates of transgender identity have risen at least 5-fold since 2000, with the highest rise observed among 16 to 29-year-olds, although the overall numbers...
Do gender-questioning kids need psychotherapy rather than hormones?
If you consult the “Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy” page of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, you will discover that you can get a prescription...
Japanese court says that transgender sterilization is unconstitutional
A family court in Japan has declared unconstitutional a requirement for transgender individuals be sterilised before changing their legal gender. The legal battle began in...
Specialist transgender fertility clinic opens in Pittsburgh
As evidence of the increasing social and financial clout of transgender people, a clinic specialising in IVF for transgender men (i.e, natal women) will open...
Dodging a bullet: how a report recommending ‘chestfeeding’ and inclusive pronouns almost became the norm in British maternity wards
A transgender maternity report commissioned by public health authorities in the UK last year made headlines by recommending the use of more inclusive language such...
Denmark changes course on gender medicine for teens
Denmark is joining a cluster of northern European countries which have retreated from liberal guidelines on gender-affirmative medicine. Minister of Health Sophie Løhde told the...
Gender-affirming surgery sees ‘dramatic’ rise in US
Accurate statistics on transgender surgery are essential, especially when a number of American states have passed or will pass bans for minors. A study of...
Is transgender medicine based on rock-solid evidence?
It is becoming harder and harder to assess claims that transgender medicine is based upon rock-solid evidence. Much of the time, the debate is carried...
UK to block trans puberty blockers
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has announced significant restrictions on the use of puberty-suppressing drugs for children seeking gender-related treatments. It says that there is...
Media approaches peak cognitive dissonance over the ‘T’ in LGBT Pride month
The media is approaching peak cognitive dissonance in Pride Month over the issue of transgenderism. On the one hand, Glamour UK used a startling image...
A dark corner of transgender history
The early 20th century physician Magnus Hirschfeld, who was German, Jewish and gay, is widely praised as a transgender pioneer. In 1919 he founded the...
Will ‘height dysphoria’ become the new black for transgender people?
Is it possible for transgender medicine -- which is already being pilloried over puberty blockers and mastectomies -- to turn up the dial on controversy?...