Dr. Hilary Cass - report re trans.

Thank you for sharing this Urmstongran at last there may be light at the end of this very dark and potentially very harmful tunnel.

Oh, balance and normality!!!

Common sense at last👍🏻

In over 25 years of teaching, I only encountered one pupil who was determined to change gender and did, to the extent that they changed name too. The school was very supportive of them. Before I retired six years ago, there were a number who were gender fluid or believed they were the wrong gender.Nearly every one had some mental health issues and were possibly gay but confused. Often some appeared to jump on the bandwagon as an attempt to understand their confusion. Once on the gender change rollercoaster, it's very difficult for teenagers to jump off. Anything which encourages a pause is welcome

Children are expected to grow up far too soon now, they are exposed to sexual and violent content on television and the internet, and we expect them to be able to deal with it. The internet and smart 'phones mean that the content and online bullying follow them around for as long as they are awake.
To deal with this, you need real adults, and there aren't many around.

I know when we get older we can be accused of looking back through rose tinted glasses, but I do think how lucky I was to have been a child and teenager in the 60's and 70's. I wouldn't want to be one now.

Glad to read this. Some daylight at last.

Smileless2012

I know when we get older we can be accused of looking back through rose tinted glasses, but I do think how lucky I was to have been a child and teenager in the 60's and 70's. I wouldn't want to be one now.

Nor me, and I do worry about the Gdcs, all still well pre teen.
Smartphones weren’t anywhere near a Thing when dds were even at uni. One girl on dd1’s floor in hall on her first year was the only one to have even an old-style mobile phone, and she’s still referred to as Sarah Mobile!

Thank you Urmstongran
At last.
Dr Cass and her team have researched this thoroughly and looked at all aspects and reasons why gender dysphoria. is increasing.

Let's hope we can now find some balance and perspective and can stop children being pressurised into changes they are not ready for and before they are really old enough to decide and why.

Thanks urmston. Its reassuring that those of us accused of bigotry, ignorance, in need of education and more , share the views of Dr Cass

No doubt someone will be along shortly to put the highly qualified, experienced and eminent Dr Cass on the naughty step along with Joanne Rowling and others who dare to challenge their agenda.

Yes, it's sobering to think that these days it takes bravery to speak out about something like this.

I hope the report is taken seriously and not used as a way of shouting down biological realism.

Thanks Urmstongran. It's not a good idea for anyone to change gender until they are fully mature adults.

When I worked with adolescents in residential care settings, there was a recognised phenomenon of self harm outbreaks. Months would pass with none. A new resident would arrive, almost always a girl, who would scratch at her arms, using a needle often. The behaviour would spread fast and stop remarkably quickly after staff intervened. Kindly I must add. I’m not minimising self harm or gender dysphoria, simply commenting on the demands on teachers, parents all those involved in helping children and young people negotiate growing up.

I find the whole previous approach so frightening because I am sure had I been where so many of these children were in 90s and 00s, I could well have been under-pressure to see gender change as a valid way forward.

Thanks, Urmstongran. Perhaps the pendulum is starting to swing the other way at last and we may get a balanced approach which will help those few with genuine gender dysphoria without endangering the future of confused children and young people.

Thank goodness. It's also worth noting that there will be forceful kickback to this and much of it is likely to be aimed at her. I have a lot of admiration for her.

I just hope the report comes out with some positive advice for parents and for gender questioning children. Being told what not to do really isn't the most helpful thing is it? And the lack of services will throw many families into hugely difficult crises. In fact I can't think of any other condition where only negative advice is available, or considered acceptable. If anyone can I'd be delighted to know. Meantime my concern is how those children and families will cope, because they are not going to go away.

They will be treated or supported for the conditions they have, anxiety, autism, etc instead of a 'treatment' which is more and more being shown to be an experiment on young people.

Highlighting what's wrong with a current system isn't negative advice.

leave these kids alone so that they have time to make the right decisions and choices is good advice.

Smileless2012

Highlighting what's wrong with a current system isn't negative advice.

leave these kids alone so that they have time to make the right decisions and choices is good advice.

Telling parents not to socially affirm a child's gender choice is though. That's not leaving them alone that's denying their very real feelings. The problems for parents who have to ignore what their child is telling them, and try to support them and maintain a loving relationship, will be huge. They will need supportive counselling which I suspect they will not get.

Galaxy

They will be treated or supported for the conditions they have, anxiety, autism, etc instead of a 'treatment' which is more and more being shown to be an experiment on young people.

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Wheniwasyourage

Galaxy

They will be treated or supported for the conditions they have, anxiety, autism, etc instead of a 'treatment' which is more and more being shown to be an experiment on young people.

This

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It would be so good if that happened, and if more funding were given to research into the conditions you mention. It would be even better if that research could record findings by sex and not 'gender'.