Wow, Jo. That's a pretty rude dismissal. Just because you're not informed about something (and yet inclined to offer 'huge respect') doesn't mean other people aren't either. Where's your huge respect for women like Helen Joyce for all the work they do in a difficult space?
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Jolyon - You are setting a very high bar for only one side of the argument. Do you think the Big Lottery Fund's assessment came anything close to academic standard?https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erWqSnXp1OhvFLQK_jQU9Y_poaSRx8ix/view?usp=drivesdk …
And just a reminder these were the concerns raised, on which BLF largely accepted Mermaids denials: A)favours & lobbies for medical pathway for children B)use of questionable suicide statistics C)gives misinformation & fails to distinguish opinion from fact in trainings...
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...D) assumes that all GNC children/children experiencing dysphoria are trans E) approach is not based on scientific evidence F) encourages treatment from private practices that don't follow NHS guidance G) encourages schools to allow
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There may not be peer reviewed journal articles either way, but there is clear evidence, including from Mermaids own public statements & the breached docs to make confidence in Mermaids denials on these 7 things hard to sustain, no?
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