Dysphoria

The first transgender surgery took place in 1966 and has been going on under the radar since that time. As it became more popular it came into the public domain and is now on the news regularly. As the age for this surgery lowered it became more controversial and especially when parents are not notified. Now that this has come under more scrutiny several important questions have arisen. The result is that many cases of gender dysphoria diagnosis have been challenged for cause. The UK’s National Health Service will close the world’s largest pediatric gender clinic, the Gender Identity Development Service in London (GIDS) often known as the Tavistock, after the NHS Trust which houses it.  An independent review condemned the clinic as “not a safe or viable long-term option” because its interventions are based on poor evidence and its model of care leaves young people “at considerable risk” of poor mental health. As more about this issue comes to light the general public will begin to object.