'The philosopher Karl Popper argued that scientific beliefs must be falsifiable: there must be some experiment you can perform that puts your beliefs to the test. A belief which cannot be criticised cannot be falsified, and so cannot be science.'

This is wonderful to see bmj.com/content/385/bm…

NHS bosses ordered to reveal fate of 9,000 young transgender Tavistock patients archive.is/2024.04.10-205…

Matilda Gosling Then, at the 1st Judicial Review the judges asked for the number of autistic kids in GIDs. Answer they didn't collect the data. The truth is, that GIDs hadn't been operating as a clinical service operating within ethical medical parameters for years.Sex Matters

Matilda Gosling As clinical lead 4 the adult dep, I produced quarterly reports on co-morbidities-outcomes. Etc. In my last meeting as governor before I resigned I asked the medical director for GIDs outcomes. They didn't collect them! Experimental treatment-vulnerable children?

Seems GenderGP hasn’t been shocked into acting responsibly yet by the #CassReview . Screenshot 1 is its tweet, for anyone blocked. Screenshot 2 is from Cass. Screenshot 3 is from the Samaritans’ media reporting guidelines.

People who passionately believe they are doing good can do grave harm.

What matters is evidence.

#CassReview

Although I’m relieved to see media finally discussing the medical scandal of puberty blockers, it upsets me that hardly anyone picks up the LGB angle. Most of these kids are “gender non-conforming”. The teens being harmed are mostly girls attracted to other girls - lesbians.

The Cass Review is going to be game-changing, with ripples well beyond its own medical remit.

In particular, for those working in health, social care and education: Forstater established that it was your right to speak up. Cass makes it your duty.

I wrote about why those who'd rather validate than interrogate the body hatred of adolescent girls were never 'being kind' thecritic.co.uk/killing-with-k…

“It’s a social experiment – we don’t know what that’s done for the generation that’s coming through – what has been good and what is bad,” she said. “Biology hasn’t changed in the last few years so it’s not that that’s changed things … We do have to think very seriously about…

BREAKING: #CassReview @TheCassReview demolishes the basis for the current model of treating gender-distressed children.

NHS England has for too long has given vulnerable children harmful treatments for which there was no evidence base.

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'Now is the time to step back and ask ourselves how we got here. The trans child is a manifestation of a recent story that the culture has told itself. This is a story of social contagion combined with the genuine distress of mostly young girls.
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