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We don’t need to wait for a right wing government. Labour and the NHS are already using this to target trans people for denial and withdrawal of healthcare.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
We don’t need to wait for a right wing government. Labour and the NHS are already using this to target trans people for denial and withdrawal of healthcare.
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Participants in Dr Horton's study contrasted abuse under GIDS and the new Children and Young People’s Gender Service with the affirmative approach of WellBN GP practice, which provided real space for exploration and reflection.
WellBN is now under NHS investigation for providing this care.
WellBN is now under NHS investigation for providing this care.
![Interviewees reflected upon a very different approach to being questioned within affirmative services. One parent commented that “I think she probably trusted [affirmative GP] more because he was trans—That first appointment was extraordinary because [adolescent], I think, felt seen for the first time, felt heard… and I felt like he was asking questions that were pertinent”. Several parents felt that an affirmative service created a safe space where trans adolescents could speak honestly about their feelings and their worries. One parent described seeing their child open-up more in one affirmative appointment, than in 2 years in a non-affirming service:
I was just quite blown away. I was like, Wow. We sat in that office for 45 minutes. I came out like almost puzzled. I’m like years. I was almost ** angry when I left, about the Tavistock again. In f****** years. Never once has somebody sat down and talked to my daughter like that, like she’s a person and it’s not an interrogation. It’s just a holistic health approach to a trans young person. It was wonderful actually.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:imuudyzzfj56y3lxiy35kop2/bafkreicj4pu3riwh4ubicpfecwycvcu72365xqx6g5t3ujnfvkvtlhftpq@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Participants in Dr Horton's study contrasted abuse under GIDS and the new Children and Young People’s Gender Service with the affirmative approach of WellBN GP practice, which provided real space for exploration and reflection.
WellBN is now under NHS investigation for providing this care.
WellBN is now under NHS investigation for providing this care.
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Their shit approach to endocrine care might well show worse outcomes for those on blockers than those not on blockers, especially if those on blockers are too late to get many of the benefits whilst put into menopause by terrible endocrine care.
Keep your loved ones away from this nightmare study
Keep your loved ones away from this nightmare study
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Their shit approach to endocrine care might well show worse outcomes for those on blockers than those not on blockers, especially if those on blockers are too late to get many of the benefits whilst put into menopause by terrible endocrine care.
Keep your loved ones away from this nightmare study
Keep your loved ones away from this nightmare study
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If your monopoly provider health service can do this to you… what chance have you got of being healthy in their hands?
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If your monopoly provider health service can do this to you… what chance have you got of being healthy in their hands?