A nurse has claimed that NHS trusts are “gaslighting” patients with official policy documents labelling those who ask for single-sex spaces “transphobes” and “perpetrators”. Dr Sinead Helyar, a clinical research nurse, said NHS policies allowing transgender patients onto single-sex wards were “formulated and enacted to the detriment of women”. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239097
Tag: Transgender
Sep 2021. The Changing of Words
Have you noticed how our language is changing? At a congressional hearing on “Birthing While Black,” nearly every politician used the words “birthing people” instead of “women” or “mothers.” Asked why, Shalanda Young, President Joe Biden’s budget director, said, “Our language needs to be more inclusive.” Activists have also changed “equality” to “equity” and “affirmative… Continue reading Sep 2021. The Changing of Words
Sep 2021. Andrew Doyle and Graham Linehan
The sex class “Female” is being bulldozed out of existence. Every day we see myriad examples, a little more ground being lost. It began with a few concessions here and there, a few changes to our language, a slight bend in the law, and it has snowballed with such breath-taking speed and momentum that very… Continue reading Sep 2021. Andrew Doyle and Graham Linehan
Sep 2021. Transgender Rights
The High Court just dealt a blow to the rights of transgender children in the UK (Bell v. Tavistock, 2020). As a consequence, thousands of trans teenagers have been stripped of the autonomy to access a life-saving medical treatment. The NHS trust affected is seeking permission to appeal. I do not get it, they are talking about… Continue reading Sep 2021. Transgender Rights
Aug 2021. The Laurel Hubbard Thing
For the first time, a transgender male competed for a female Olympic medal. Laurel Hubbard was born male but identifies as woman. IOC rules mean Hubbard was eligible for competition normally reserved for the female sex. Hubbard took one of the 14 available places in the heavy-weight female weightlifting competition on 2nd August at Tokyo… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Laurel Hubbard Thing
Nov 2019. Transgender Children
November 2019. The NHS is “over-diagnosing” children having medical treatment for gender dysphoria, with psychologists unable to properly assess patients over fears they will be branded “transphobic”, former staff have warned. Thirty five psychologists have resigned from the children’s gender-identity service in London at the Tavistock Centre in the last three years. Six of those… Continue reading Nov 2019. Transgender Children