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MPTS Panel Requests More Time in Webberley GMC Hearing
GMC v Webberley - the timeline so far. December 2016 - Professor Hindmarsh raised a complaint to the GMC because of concerns raised by Professor Butler on the care Dr Webberley gave a 12 year old transgender patient. He had started puberty blockers under the GIDS...
Trans medical student creates healthcare review app
In an effort to help improve healthcare provision for transgender and gender diverse folk in the US, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School medical student, Taylor Chiang, has co-created a revolutionary new web-based review app. The app will allow users to leave...
UK Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities supports Trans Rights
In a thoughtfully constructed letter to West Midland constituents, the UK shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Taiwo Owatemi, has affirmed her unequivocal support for trans and gender diverse people. In her response the minister made clear that lobby groups such...
Major new investment in Gender Affirming Healthcare
Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, a world-leading provider of Gender Affirming Healthcare (GAH) services, has given us a first glimpse at images of its dedicated surgery clinical office. As one of the first of its kind in the US, the Surgical...
MPTS Hearing Summary
The final day covered the Chair’s legal instructions to the Tribunal, who will now recess to make their deliberations before announcing the verdict on October 15th. The Chair’s instructions for the tribunal covered the burden of proof, which the Chair said was on the...
Hundreds of Academics Join Forces To Support Trans Communities
In a hugely positive development, a major new trans inclusive and intersectional global movement, with hundreds of members eagerly signing up, officially launched in early October 2021. With more and more LGBTIQA+ people emboldened to live their very best life,...
Freddy McConnell’s Good News Brings Hope To Trans Men
Journalist, activist, and dad Freddy McConnell has announced that he’s pregnant for a second time - and we could not be happier. Doting father Freddy came to the attention of the world when he gave birth to his first child SJ. After a predictably sensationalist media...
MPTS Hearing Days 39-40
Day 39 saw Mr Jackson QC close the GMC’s case against Dr Webberley. Day 40 was Mr Stern QC’s opportunity to refute the claims made by Mr Jackson QC and to finish laying out the defence case. Mr Stern QC began by acknowledging how much he had learnt about the issues...
Judicial review proceedings launched against NHS England
Against a backdrop of an increased focus on the inadequate provision of Gender Affirming Healthcare (GAH) services in England, a coalition of civil society organisations have launched judicial review proceedings against NHS England. Funded by the Good Law Project and...
