Dr. Cass's latest statements are likely to cast more doubt on the validity of the study, which has come under fire for disregarding substantial evidence on trans care.
And doubling down, the New York Times’s David Brooks calls Dr. Cass “the hero the world needs today.” I can’t begin to describe how angry I am. I’m pretty sure puberty blockers and a strong support system saved my son’s life. Thanks to gender affirming care he is completely male presenting and won’t need more invasive top surgery. He is a sweet, popular kid, yet the other day he told me sometimes he wishes he’d never transitioned. This is not because he has doubts or regrets about transitioning—the kid cried on his second birthday because he thought that’s when his penis would grow in. It is 100% because of his fear of what is happening in America right now and it breaks my heart. We have done everything we can to protect him and they keep changing the goal posts. It’s terrifying and the misinformation being spread because of political agendas is maddening.
I'm definitely going to continue helping to keep the pressure on the Cass Report. Sadly, regardless of a positive outcome, there is harm now because of this report.
It is possible that Hilary Cass is considering her place in history and realising that history will not look kindly upon her.
Her report is of course highly political, and if she did not realise it would be such a beast she is extremely naive. It has already facilitated bans on youth gender care (now in Scotland as well as England) that she seemingly does not support herself. It has led to an under-resourced specialist clinic being destroyed and replaced by even more badly resourced regional clinics which are already a year late opening, already have overwhelmingly long waiting lists, are unable to recruit any specialists in trans health care, and will be unable to provide anything other than psychiatric interventions … with an emphasis on questioning young people’s gender identity and delaying social transition that can reasonably be described as state-prescribed conversion therapy.
The current health secretary is also attempting to use the CQC and threatening primary legislation to ban trans care in the private sector too.
Overall this is a disaster for the heath of highly vulnerable young people.
Her name is rapidly turning into mud in the global medical community and trans community, and she knows it. She’s in fact experiencing the sad “Auntie TERF” dynamic where she suddenly discovers her only remaining friends and cheerleaders are on the reactionary right (including the Labour shadow health secretary) and the transphobic British press, and is already a powerful tool in intensifying the toxic debate and the conversion of vulnerable children into political footballs that her report rightly denounced.
I too noticed that tweet concerning the this morning The Kite Foundation interview. I'm so glad for your and others work to keep information going and inspire action.
I found it confounding how neglectful anyone accepting the Cass Review is behaving. It's causing a lot of anger. Though action to stop the harm is all that's going on with my hopes to counter any of it. I hope my concerns continue to inspire my political representation to value my contact contributions. I share the value of trans affirming healthcare descriptions Erin shares and I've read and heard.
I'm aware of a school district that's going to discuss gender identity support. The discussion started already and I'm not aware by whom besides the district officials? The public comment meeting is what I'm aware of and my vigilance about sabotage is on high alert.
Excellent reporting of deceiving and underhanded techniques to join political ideology in order to taint and miscue the results of studies being conducted.
Thank you Erin for exposing this agenda to warp the truths and infuse politics to control our communities.
I was laughing with a buddy of mine who studied abroad in England, and I said, "God needs to create a big arc, put all evangelistic right-leaning Christians onto that arc and set it off to sea forever." All he could say was 'Indeed' while chuckling himself. There seems to be nothing to stop the misinformation-train from running amuck all over the world.
Readers may also be interested in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68863594 if they haven't already seen it. This is Dr Cass responding to "misinformation" being spread about her report, possibly an interesting comparison with the comments to the Kite Trust.
Oh how I would love to see Dr Cass interviewed by a well read trans person on this topic. Maybe Erin should enquire?
And doubling down, the New York Times’s David Brooks calls Dr. Cass “the hero the world needs today.” I can’t begin to describe how angry I am. I’m pretty sure puberty blockers and a strong support system saved my son’s life. Thanks to gender affirming care he is completely male presenting and won’t need more invasive top surgery. He is a sweet, popular kid, yet the other day he told me sometimes he wishes he’d never transitioned. This is not because he has doubts or regrets about transitioning—the kid cried on his second birthday because he thought that’s when his penis would grow in. It is 100% because of his fear of what is happening in America right now and it breaks my heart. We have done everything we can to protect him and they keep changing the goal posts. It’s terrifying and the misinformation being spread because of political agendas is maddening.
May Dr. Cass tread barefoot on legos everyday for the rest of her life.
My surprised face is very surprised.....
I'm definitely going to continue helping to keep the pressure on the Cass Report. Sadly, regardless of a positive outcome, there is harm now because of this report.
It is possible that Hilary Cass is considering her place in history and realising that history will not look kindly upon her.
Her report is of course highly political, and if she did not realise it would be such a beast she is extremely naive. It has already facilitated bans on youth gender care (now in Scotland as well as England) that she seemingly does not support herself. It has led to an under-resourced specialist clinic being destroyed and replaced by even more badly resourced regional clinics which are already a year late opening, already have overwhelmingly long waiting lists, are unable to recruit any specialists in trans health care, and will be unable to provide anything other than psychiatric interventions … with an emphasis on questioning young people’s gender identity and delaying social transition that can reasonably be described as state-prescribed conversion therapy.
The current health secretary is also attempting to use the CQC and threatening primary legislation to ban trans care in the private sector too.
Overall this is a disaster for the heath of highly vulnerable young people.
Her name is rapidly turning into mud in the global medical community and trans community, and she knows it. She’s in fact experiencing the sad “Auntie TERF” dynamic where she suddenly discovers her only remaining friends and cheerleaders are on the reactionary right (including the Labour shadow health secretary) and the transphobic British press, and is already a powerful tool in intensifying the toxic debate and the conversion of vulnerable children into political footballs that her report rightly denounced.
HAH! Ha I say! It turns out she doesn't have the guts to bury her reputation lower than Andrew Wakefield's for the sake of politics. Ha I say again!
Great reporting, Erin! Thank you for staying on top of this (and everything else, too) 💞💞
I too noticed that tweet concerning the this morning The Kite Foundation interview. I'm so glad for your and others work to keep information going and inspire action.
I found it confounding how neglectful anyone accepting the Cass Review is behaving. It's causing a lot of anger. Though action to stop the harm is all that's going on with my hopes to counter any of it. I hope my concerns continue to inspire my political representation to value my contact contributions. I share the value of trans affirming healthcare descriptions Erin shares and I've read and heard.
I'm aware of a school district that's going to discuss gender identity support. The discussion started already and I'm not aware by whom besides the district officials? The public comment meeting is what I'm aware of and my vigilance about sabotage is on high alert.
The Cass Report is the UK's Iraq WMD report of the 2020s.
Excellent reporting of deceiving and underhanded techniques to join political ideology in order to taint and miscue the results of studies being conducted.
Thank you Erin for exposing this agenda to warp the truths and infuse politics to control our communities.
Only a full retraction is going to stop her from becoming the next Wakefield. Must be something in the air or water in the UK.
I was laughing with a buddy of mine who studied abroad in England, and I said, "God needs to create a big arc, put all evangelistic right-leaning Christians onto that arc and set it off to sea forever." All he could say was 'Indeed' while chuckling himself. There seems to be nothing to stop the misinformation-train from running amuck all over the world.
Bless you for your work!
Good! I hope the bitch is struck off!
Readers may also be interested in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68863594 if they haven't already seen it. This is Dr Cass responding to "misinformation" being spread about her report, possibly an interesting comparison with the comments to the Kite Trust.
Oh how I would love to see Dr Cass interviewed by a well read trans person on this topic. Maybe Erin should enquire?
So, who actually wrote this report then? Who signed off on it?