Tens of thousands of people have seen our investigation 'The Gender Clinic Files' on our channels since last week. It’s also been covered in a number of other LGBTQIA+ outlets.
This week, as we bring you the second investigation into a vast data set that we've trawled through, there was upsetting news in the form of a coroner's report. The ruling said that not only was a young Trans+ person's death preventable, but that the lengthy waiting list contributed - more detail below.
Our next Gender Clinic Files piece from Vic Parsons, which shows how some 32,000 under-25s on waiting lists could lose out or have their care degraded if all of the Cass Review's recommendations get implemented, arrives today in light of this sad context.
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Understand the LGBTQIA+ headlines and keep track of the latest queer content and perspectives. The QueerAF newsletter this week is written by Jamie Wareham, the Gender Clinic Series by Vic Parsons and the Queer Gaze by Malaika Fallah.
💬 This week:
- The Gender Clinic Files: Our next investigation in the series exposes how two-thirds of Trans+ people would lose access to care if all the recommendations of the discredited Cass Review were implemented.
- RIP Leia: A 17 year old transgender teen’s death has been ruled preventable, with her extensive wait for a GIC appointment a contributing factor. We examine the coroner's report, in an upsetting reminder of the impact of what we've been investigating.
- Black History Month: News of a partial peace deal and ceasefire is still fresh, but in the latest Queer Gaze in our BHM series, we explore what queer theory can help us understand about Palestinian statehood.
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The Gender Clinic Files: Two-thirds of adults waiting for transgender healthcare in UK are under 25
Two-thirds of Trans+ people would lose care if all Cass Review recommendations implemented
TL;DR: If the Cass Review’s recommendation to change the system of Trans+ healthcare for under 25-year-olds is implemented, two-thirds of the current waiting lists for GICs could be wiped out, and the care of 32,000 people would change, QueerAF can reveal. This is The Gender Clinic Files, in collaboration with What The Trans?! and Claire’s Trans Talks.
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