Transgender issues continue to cause debate across UK

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Dec 2022
Share Add       
Transgender issues continue to cause debate across UK

image: iStock

‘Distraught’ parents are reportedly contacting campaigning groups every week about the social gender transitioning of children in schools.

This has prompted calls for the new Education Secretary to commission a review into gender identity policies in school, similar to that carried out at the Tavistock Clinic.

Several groups, including human rights organisation Sex Matters and LGB Alliance, have jointly written to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan MP requesting an independent expert review to include the impact of such policies on gender distress and child safeguarding. They expressed concerns that some schools are promoting transgender self-identification.

Share
< Previous article| UK & Ireland| Next article >
Read more articles on:   gender & sexuality
Read more articles by Nicola Laver >>
UK & Ireland
Questions raised  about BBC Jesus

Questions raised about BBC Jesus

Will the Jesus of a new TV programme coming to the BBC next year be portrayed as “woke”?That’s the …

UK & Ireland
Barnabas Aid: ‘Multiple allegations’ made

Barnabas Aid: ‘Multiple allegations’ made

Barnabas Aid has revealed that whistleblowers made multiple safeguarding allegations in 2024 and that Christian Safeguarding Services (CSS) is to …

Give a subscription

Our monthly newspaper is the perfect gift for those who love to think deeply

Give here

Looking for a job?

Browse all our current job adverts

Search