Cass Advised Against Using Public Transport Following Landmark Gender Clinic Review

Dr. Hilary Cass, who conducted the landmark NHS review on treatment for gender-questioning children, said she’s currently not using public transport following security advice. The leading paediatrician said she has received online abuse following the publication of her report, but she’s “much, much more upset and frustrated” over the false information spread about the report. The final report of the Cass review, published earlier this month, said evidence for so-called gender care for children—which includes health care professionals simply affirming a child’s chosen gender and allowing young children to take puberty blockers—is “remarkably weak.” The report called for more research into the effects on young people treated for gender confusion, finding there is currently “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress.”...