Personal experience of Revd Dr Christina Beardsley
Revd Dr Christina Beardsley talks about her personal experience of being Christian and trans, and how these intersect in her life.
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NHS England consultation on specialised treatments March to April 2016 – gender variant children and adolescents
NHS England recently ran a public consultation process on a number of specialised treatments. These include the treatments provided for gender variant children and adolescents. Two documents were of key importance to gender variant children and adolescents: A Policy Proposition which concludes that cross-sex hormones should not be provided before age 16 A Service Specification
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NHS England has now published its service specification, Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) for Children and Adolescents (PDF), and policy proposition, Prescribing of Cross-Sex Hormones as part of the Gender Identity Development Service for Children and Adolescents (PDF), following its consultation process. These documents do not adequately meet the needs of gender variant children and adolescents.
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England There are seven adult Gender Identity Clinics (GICs) in England available. Patient’s have the right to choose which of the clinics they are referred to, no matter where they live (Interim NHS England Gender Dysphoria Protocol and Guideline 2013/14). There is only one service available at this time for those that are under 17:
More ...Research to investigate interruptions to gender related healthcare during the pandemic
Jack Lopez, Lecturer in Society and Health, University of Bradford, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences Jack is conducting research to investigate interruptions and barriers to accessing gender transition related healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand the long-term issues for Trans/Trans Non-binary (Trans*) individuals and overburdened services. Objectives: To investigate whether there have been
More ...Our Baby: A Modern Miracle. Channel 4 TV
This intimate film follows transgender couple Hannah and Jake Graf on a journey through prejudice and surrogacy to a birth in the middle of lockdown. Broadcast Time: 10 pm 28th July 2020 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/our-baby-a-modern-miracle
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I am Yvette Barzey, a student currently studying MSc Forensic Psychology at Kingston University, London. I am also a Queer, Black, Womxn. For my dissertation research project I am examining the effect that hate crime victimisation has on mental health and risk-taking behaviour, specifically whether this effect is different if the hate crime is resolved
More ...UK 18-35 LGBTQ*COVID-19 & LOCKDOWN Experiences Survey
I’m reaching out to you with news of a new research survey that we’re running: the UK 18-35 year olds LGBTQ* COVID-19 & LOCKDOWN Experiences Survey. And we’d very much appreciate for anyone within this age range who can take part in the survey. I’m really keen to make this a big UK wide survey
More ...Narratives of Health and Illness for Healthtalkonline
My name is Magdalena Mikulak. I am a researcher working with the Health Experiences Research Group at the University of Oxford. I am asking you to take part in research. Before you decide if you want to take part or not, I want to tell you why the research is being done, and what you
More ...CALL TO ACTION: Urgent re Liz Truss Proposals
Urgent & important call to action As many of you will have seen, the Sunday Times reported that the UK Government Ministers for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, is planning a series of policy changes that could make many LGBT+ people’s live much harder. We understand that much of this leak holds some truth. A
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