Transgender News Trans delegates fly trans flags and banners during Unison health conference attended by Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting What The Trans?!, a UK-based news outlet for the trans community, has reported that trans delegates at a Unison health conference attended by Wes Streeting MP, have put up trans flags and banners attacking the Health Secretary. In December, Keir Starmer’s Labour government issued an indefinite ban o By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Labour councillor quits Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity Zoe Hughes, a councillor on Exeter City Council, has quit the Labour Party after refusing to “stand by and accept” the party banning puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender identity. Hughes, who will now serve as an Independent, said: “As a queer person, I have often felt alone and m By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans healthcare organisation led by former Mermaids CEO Susie Green vows to continue helping children access puberty blockers Anne Trans Healthcare, a trans healthcare organisation led by former Mermaids CEO Susie Green, has vowed to continue helping children access puberty blockers despite them being banned by Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The organisation, which has announced it will maintain its services facilitatin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans youth activists stage protest outside of Wes Streeting’s office in Ilford North Following the announcement from Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the Department of Health and Social Care that puberty blockers in the treatment of trans youth would be banned “indefinitely,” a group of trans youth activists staged a protest outside the MP’s office in Ilford North. On Decem By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Keir Starmer’s Labour government issues indefinite ban on puberty blockers in the treatment of trans youth Keir Starmer’s Labour government has issued an indefinite ban on puberty blockers in the treatment of trans youth, a decision which has left trans youth charity Mermaids “deeply disappointed”. The previous Conservative government had previously banned the prescription of puberty blockers, which can By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Ban on puberty blockers, introduced by Conservative government, was lawful, the High Court rules A ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservatives with emergency legislation was lawful, the High Court has ruled. Campaign group TransActual, and a young person who cannot be named, made a bid to challenge the decision of now-shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins to impose a so-called ‘ba By Graham Robson • 1 min read
