Gender Identity Experts Blame Body Psych For Contributing To Fear Young People
More than 40 clinical psychologists have signed an open letter to the UK Association of Clinical Psychologists protesting the organisation’s recent position statement on the provision of services for gender-queer children and young people. They say they believe there was a failure to properly consult with experts in the field or service users, resulting in a “misleading” statement that “perpetuates damaging conversations about work and racial identities more widely”. Around half of these signatories are current or former senior post holders – including the current director – at the only NHS gender identity service for children in England and Wales, the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at Tavistock and Portman NHS trust in London....