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Conversion therapy Social transition

What is ‘Social Transition’ and why is it important?

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Dr. Jane Martin discusses the UK government’s promise to issue guidance for teachers on supporting children dealing with gender identity issues. She explains the complex issue of “social transition”, which is increasingly prevalent in children today. This shift can lead to more invasive and irreversible medical decisions later on. She criticizes educational materials endorsing gender ideology, stating they capitalize on the younger children’s suggestibility and difficulty discerning reality from fantasy. She highlights concerns about the potential for social pressure and suggests the process of persuasion towards social transition amounts to grooming and child exploitation.

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Children and young people's gender services Conversion therapy Ethics review

James Esses Reaches Settlement With UK Council For Psychotherapy

James Esses, trainee psychotherapist, had taken UKCP to court for discrimination against him for expressing gender critical beliefs which led to him being expelled from his psychotherapy training course. (You can get more information about his case here.) Today Esses announced he had reached a settlement with UKCP and, although he was not able to reveal […]

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Conversion therapy

Why legislation to ban so-called Conversion Therapy could harm people with gender-related distress

The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy has recognised therapists with ‘gender critical’ views, who aim to help clients resolve their gender related distress psychologically rather than through invasive medical treatments. They acknowledge these views are protected by law. Amid major shifts towards ‘gender critical’ therapeutic approaches for children and young adults with gender dysphoria, a proposed bill banning ‘conversion therapy’ raises concerns of criminalising these ‘exploratory therapies’. Critics claim the bill would leave gender affirmative therapy as the sole legal option, despite its potential physical and mental health risks, and could discourage therapists from treating individuals with gender dysphoria.

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Conversion therapy Ethics review

CAN-SG write in support of the UKCP position statement

Following recent case law, and the publication of the interim Cass Review report, the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is today issuing a statement on the law regarding gender-critical views and its implications for the practice of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling. This statement is also being made to highlight the fact that exploratory therapy must not be […]

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Comment and Analysis Conversion therapy

British mental healthcare responses to adult homosexuality and gender non-conforming children at the turn of the twenty-first century

This paper by Professor David Pilgrim, Department of Psychology at University of Southampton, is a timely examination of the history of two distinct current clinical positions, that could help us understand and contextualise concerns about legislation to include gender identity in a ban on “conversion therapy”. The first is from those advocating an ‘affirmative approach’ […]

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Should UK medical schools sign GLADD Charter on So-Called LGBTQ+ ‘Conversion Therapy’?

GLADD is the UK’s association of LGBTQ+ doctors, dentists, medical and dental students. All medical schools throughout the UK have been sent a copy of GLADD’s charter relating to the so called ‘conversion therapy ban’. It was co-authored with Lancaster University, and the document has been endorsed by Dr Michael Brady, national LGBT Advisor at […]