UK goes extreme on gender bending

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Last year, a High Court determined that a child was not (almost by definition) capable of understanding the ramifications upon their life of starting the trans-gender process by taking puberty blockers. That has now been reversed by a Court of Appeal. United Families International reports that the decision said that doctors should seek court approval before prescribing the medication because the drugs were still experimental.
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In Scotland, which has its own laws and legal system from the rest of the UK, the Scottish Government is showing once again how out of step it is with the general public. United Families International again: "Its Bill is expected to remove the need for any medical evidence, reduce the two-year period to change legal sex to three months and extend ‘sex swaps’ to 16-year-olds." According to a poll for The Sunday Times, only 13 per cent viewed changing the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) as an urgent priority – the lowest figure for the issues considered.
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Despite this, a child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of children undergoing treatment at a London NHS gender identity clinic has won an employment tribunal case against the hospital trust.
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