Mick Hartley

Wasn't all this nonsense meant to have stopped after the Cass Review into the Tavistock? From the Telegraph:

The number of children being put on puberty blockers has doubled since the NHS pledged to clamp down on the treatment, The Telegraph can disclose.

At least 100 children – some as young as 12 – have been put on the drugs to prevent puberty since July 2022, when health officials said the practice would be stopped outside of clinical trials after a damning review of children’s gender services.

One expert warned that children are being sent on an “irreversible” path….

Dr Hilary Cass, former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health had warned that the drugs may permanently disrupt the brain maturation of adolescents, potentially rewiring neural circuits in a way which cannot be reversed.

Her landmark review called for the closure of the controversial Tavistock clinic, finding that it had operated an “affirmative, non-exploratory approach” in diagnosing children with gender dysphoria without proper diagnosis.

In July 2022, NHS England agreed with all her recommendations, including that hormone blockers should only be prescribed as part of clinical trials, “due to the significant uncertainties surrounding the use of hormone treatments”.

But in the 12 months to July 2023, the number of children beginning puberty blockers on the NHS rose to 83, which is double the average of the previous two years….

Puberty blockers prevent the surge in hormones during puberty that lead to physical and neurological developments.

Dr David Bell, a consultant psychiatrist and Tavistock whistleblower, said they caused “considerable damage”.

“It is not the case that the safety of puberty blockers is ‘unknown’. We know quite a lot. There are serious concerns about bone mineralisation and long-term cognitive effects,” he said, citing the potential for weak bones, compromised brain development and long-term heart disease risks.

“We know 98 per cent of children starting puberty blockers go on to take opposite-sex hormones, and a very significant proportion of those go on to have surgery,” he added. “They are being started on a pathway which is highly likely to be irreversible. Once you start them on that path, it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

He said the affirmative approach means “autism, depression, family trauma or sexuality” are not considered, which is “very harmful and completely against the Cass recommendations”.

Depressing. Despite all the evidence, the gender cult keeps rolling on, ruining children's lives.