Many of people who worked professionally at Tavistock clinic resigned as felt under pressure to diagnose as transexuals even when they did not agree. They said they feared being labelled transphobic if did not agree to give cross sex hormones or approve surgery. It is very worrying when children of 11 or 12 start along this path often without course of professional counselling first. GP refer to CAMHS but as waiting list is up to 18 months in our area of country, I don't know know how long to wait in other areas, the kids take first stepx in their own hands grow gair long, wear female clothing etc. and once out it is almost impossible for kids to row back whilst at school as other kids treat them differently often making them outcast. Many go to GLT grpups which become their only friends and encourage them to keep going. I just wish they would wait for professional counseling so they at least knew what getting themselves into and taking on. I knew one 11 year old boy who told me he did not understand he would be shunned by his school friends and his parents allowed him to transition whilst waiting for CAMHS appointment. School asked for him to wait until received counselling course but parents disagreed. He had hormone blockers at 12. In the end he tried to kill himself twice over a 1 year period and his parents ended up movong to another area of country to give him fresh start. I have lost touch with this child but often wonder how is now as would be 18 now. Getting opposite sex hormoones can affect future fertility whichmis explained and explored through councselling but too many start along route without realusing this.
