Teenagers
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MPs debate the puberty-blocker trial
More than 146,000 people signed a parliamentary petition set up by James Esses calling on the government to cancel...
26th March 2026
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Blocking puberty is a human-rights abuse – call off this drug trial now
Since the surprise announcement last November that a trial of puberty blockers had been approved by regulators, there has...
12th March 2026
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Letter to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency about Professor George
Sex Matters wrote to Lawrence Tallon, chief executive, and Professor Anthony Harnden, chair, of the MHRA, to urge them...
12th March 2026
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The puberty-blocker trial: paused but not yet stopped
The King’s College London “Pathways” clinical trial of puberty blockers has been paused because of safety and ethical concerns...
26th February 2026
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Claimant’s statement of facts and grounds in R (Bayswater Support Group and others) v HRA and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Statement of facts and grounds by Bayswater Support Group, Keira Bell and James Esses in their application for judicial...
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Send the puberty-blocker trial back to the research ethics committee, Wes!
Last year, together with other groups, Sex Matters wrote to the secretary of state for health urging him to...
19th February 2026
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Reply from Secretary of State for Health on the puberty-blockers trial
Led by Rosie Duffield MP, a group of Parliamentarians wrote urgently to Wes Streeting MP on 15th December 2025...
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Letter to Secretary of State for Health on puberty-blockers trial from cross-party MPs
Led by Rosie Duffield MP, a group of Parliamentarians wrote urgently to Wes Streeting MP urging him to stop...
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12th December 2025
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Letter to the CEO of NHS England and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Letter to Sir James Mackey, CEO of NHS England – copied to Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for...
30th April 2025
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Support, advice and guidance for parents
Starting points for parents looking for support, advice and information (mainly focused on the UK) on how to help...
21st November 2024
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Another myth of persistence?
A letter from Alex Byrne to the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior argues that although many experts claim that...
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Dr Cass puts a spotlight on the scandal of a “magical” medical service
A damning letter from Dr Hilary Cass about adult gender clinics was sent to NHS England in May and...
9th August 2024
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Dispelling the suicide myth
For almost ten years, lobby groups have been promoting the idea that for gender-confused children there are only two...
10th May 2024
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Gender-distressed youth and suicide risk – factsheet
The possibility of suicide can be a concern for parents with a child experiencing distress about their sex, and...
10th May 2024
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Welsh parliament to debate the Cass Review
Almost two weeks after the publication of the Cass Review’s final report, the Welsh government has yet to make...
1st May 2024
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The Cass review of gender identity services marks a return to reason and evidence – it must be defended
Its author has had to fend off criticism and misinformation, but the report offers hope for a realistic conversation,...
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The Cass Review – initial analysis
The Cass Review of gender-identity services for children and young people has published its final report and recommendations.
Sex...10th April 2024
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The Cass Review – final report
Dr Hilary Cass's final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as chair of the Independent Review...
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The Cass Review is a damning indictment of what the NHS has been doing to children
Dr Hilary Cass has submitted her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of...
10th April 2024
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WPATH: The truth about “gender-affirming healthcare”
What are the “WPATH files” and why are they in the news? The “WPATH files” are documents leaked from...
5th March 2024
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WPATH in the UK
A list of organisations in the UK influenced by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and lobby groups...
5th March 2024
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Draft response to Department for Education consultation on guidance for schools on gender-questioning children
Draft version for feedback – read the DfE draft guidance for consultation.
1st February 2024
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Response to NHS England consultation on Interim Clinical Policy: Puberty suppressing hormones for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria
Our response to this NHS consultation on an interim clinical policy, which closed on 1st November 2023
31st October 2023
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NHS issues school trans guide to help teachers, schools and parents after ministers dither on issuing official advice
Connor Stringer for the Mail Online.
NHS say schools should not let kids 'socially transition' without parental consent The advice... -
Sex and gender: a contemporary reader
Two directors of Sex Matters, Michael Biggs and Emma Hilton, have contributed chapters to Sex and Gender: A Contemporary...
18th September 2023
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Teenagers and gender distress: what parents need to know – webinar
Helen Joyce talked with researcher Matilda Gosling and psychotherapist Stella O’Malley on Tuesday 16th May 2023 about how parents...
9th May 2023
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Gender medicine is harming young people
They need support, not drugs and surgery.
4'25" video including interviews with eight young people who have detransitioned.26th April 2023
