We Are Not Going Away
Joe Ball's Higginbotham Lecture reminds us that the fight for trans rights is not new, not extreme, and not separate from the fights that came before it.
Research & Evidence
Good decisions should be based on good evidence. Here you will find my writing on clinical research, published studies, the PATHWAYS trial, systematic reviews, and what the science actually tells us about gender-affirming care.
And Then They All Came Home Happy: What Happens When Schools Just Let Trans Children Be Children
Jo asked where the article was about the trip that went brilliantly. Here it is. And I want your stories too.
Dr Andrew Amos: Australian Psychiatrist Handed AHPRA Restrictions Over Transphobic Social Media Posts
When a psychiatrist publicly compares trans identity to psychosis and misgenders a distinguished academic, is the regulatory response that follows really best described as silencing?
The R22 Project: Questions Every Parent Should Be Asking
A concerned parent wrote to me about her seven-year-old trans daughter and the NHS R22 project. Her questions are exactly the right ones, and they deserve honest answers.
How Can I Be Sure Myself, or My Child, or My Patient, Is Trans?
The questions that matter most, answered honestly, using the world’s leading medical guidelines as our guide.
Their Words. Their Lives. Their Truth.
Since news spread that I had referred Dr Hilary Cass to the GMC, the responses have been overwhelming. Here are some of the voices that stay with me.
They Tried to Silence Me. It Didn’t Work.
Almost a decade ago I made the case for trans young people on national television. They took my career. Now, 913 of you are listening. It is time for all of us to speak up.