Medics who do not immediately affirm a gender-confused patient’s ‘gender identity’ are being accused of conversion therapy, it has been revealed. One GP said: “Several colleagues have been accused within their profession of conversion therapy just for asking their patients questions, which does make you nervous”, adding that younger gender-confused patients are “anywhere between 11 and 14”. ‘Sex matters’Medics also told Freeman they had been accused of transphobia for not using a patient’s ‘preferred pronouns’. One psychiatrist describing the confusion of describing “a young female patient’s history of sexual abuse and trauma if I have to refer to her as ‘him'”. Dr Louise Irvine, Co-Chairwoman of (CAN-SG) said: “We have members who have been accused of transphobia for asking to see the evidence behind medicalised gender treatments.

Source: The Times May 19, 2023 10:19 UTC