Transgender Trend
Transgender Trend is a British pressure group which describes itself as a group of parents, professionals and academics who are concerned about the number of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria (a diagnosis given to transgender people who feel a mismatch between their personal sense of their own gender and their sex registered at birth).[1][2] It was founded by Stephanie Davies-Arai.[1] The group has been described as an "anti-trans" pressure group by PinkNews,[3] but the group rejects that description.[4]
The group says it is in favour of "sex-based rules where justified"[5] and says that LGBT rights groups such as Stonewall and Mermaids promote rigid gender roles by encouraging gender non-conforming children to identify as transgender.[6] The group is against prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or medical interventions to adolescents under 16[7] and has issued its own guidance for schools to "question the trans narrative".[8] Its resource pack has argued that gender dysphoria in children can be the result of "simple social contagion" via the controversial concept of rapid-onset gender dysphoria.[9] In response, Stonewall and other LGBT groups have called Transgender Trend's guidance misleading and inaccurate.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Davies-Arai, Stephanie (7 July 2021). "Teachers are powerless to resist trans activism in schools". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021.
- ^ Mohdin, Aamna (25 September 2020). "Government issues gender identity guidance for teachers in England". The Guardian.
- ^ "Someone is trolling anti-trans group Transgender Trend in the most perfect way". PinkNews. 7 October 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Transgender Trend. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Somerville, Ewan (9 May 2021). "Transgender guidelines for girls schools quietly scrapped by the equalities watchdog". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Kim (29 September 2020). "What are the new rules for teaching identity in schools?". The Telegraph.
As the number of children identifying as transgender has increased, schools have consulted trans charities such as Stonewall and Mermaids about how best to approach the topic. These charities have, however, come under criticism by campaigners, including Transgender Trend and Safe Schools Alliance, for reinforcing a rigid belief in gender roles, and for encouraging children who don't conform to gender stereotypes to believe they might be trans.
- ^ Savage, Rachel (4 December 2020). "REFILE-LGBT+ groups see surge in calls after UK court ruling on trans teens". Reuters.
- ^ a b Tobitt, Charlotte (14 May 2019). "TES columnist resigns over education mag's trans coverage". Press Gazette.
- ^ Keating, Shannon (22 April 2019). "Gender Dysphoria Isn't A 'Social Contagion,' According To A New Study". BuzzFeed News.
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