Former medical staff at the scandal-hit Tavistock gender centre are pushing puberty-blockers and trans-surgery for gender-confused teens at a new private clinic. Gender Plus offers onward referrals for children, adolescents and adults to a surgical team or, for over 16s, an “associated hormone clinic”. All three consultants at Gender Plus – Dr Aidan Kelly, Dr Claudia Zitz and Paul Carruthers – previously worked at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). “Our practice”, Gender Plus claims, “is guided by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care and NHS Service Specifications for Gender Services”. Last year, WPATH – a controversial international pro-trans group – removed age recommendations for sex swap drugs and surgery from its ‘best practice’ guidelines.

Source: The Times June 29, 2023 09:49 UTC