PODCAST – The Gender Clinic Files (Part 3)

This week, on another packed episode, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint rake over the coals about:

Esther Ghey, mother of Brianna Ghey, has launched a campaign called Phone-Free Education and the team consider its implications.
Multiple organisations have submitted evidence to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights institutions showing that the EHRC is, to put it lightly, not really fulfilling its stated role.
A symphony of statistics from two new GLP-instigated YouGov polls.
Labour backbenchers warn of “chaos” if the EHRC’s guidance is implemented as is, but not for the reasons you might be expecting.

Before moving on to the meat of the episode, which we’ve developed alongside https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ and Claire Prosho (https://linktr.ee/CTransTalks). This final part in our series about the UK’s Gender Clinic system looks at potential future outcomes, including:

The upcoming -although much delayed- Levy Review.
Suggested ways for the GIC’s to deal with their extreme backlog of patients.
The numerous failures of the “specialist clinic” model as it stands.
A lack of consistent data standards across the clinics and why this presents a problem.

References

Action Alley

Widnes Bridge Walk: Walk in solidarity for Transgender Awareness Week

If you’ve been affected by the Virgin active ban on trans people in bathrooms and changing rooms, as either a member or a staffer, then the Good Law Project would like to hear from you: Post by @goodlawproject.bsky.social

TransActual’s MP emailing tool: Scrap the Bathroom Ban – Action Network

Amnesty’s emailing tool to ask the government to remain in the European Convention on Human Rights: Defend our Human Rights – Tell Your MP to Back the ECHR

Esther Ghey

Esther Ghey says phones contributed to late daughter Brianna’s self-harm during House of Commons campaign – Attitude mag

Phone Free Education – Campaign website

GANHRI

Submission to GANHRI on Behaviour of EHRC re: Supreme Court Judgement – Scottish Trans

Press statement: GANHRI submission – tacc.org.uk

Equality and Human Rights Commission faces a devastating challenge for yet again violating its human rights obligations – TransActual

YouGov

Survey shows 91% of trans people distrust Labour | Good Law Project

‘Abject terror’: survey shows 84% of trans people feel Britain is unsafe | Good Law Project

Backbencher’s Letter

Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice | Transgender | The Guardian