Helen is absolutely able to speak for herself. Which is why I'm surprised you think she doesn't know what she's talking about.
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Hi Jo & Dan. I have a very poor opinion of Mermaids, based on evidence that is largely in the public domain. Other people can of course come to different conclusions, especially on a cursory reading. I hope Jo will look further into it - & thanks for kind words Jo! I’m a big fan.
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We certainly agree that their governance looks poor. I do want there to be a specialist charity helping children sensitively address questions they have about their gender. I do feel like I should know more about their CE but it's not easy finding disinterested information.
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Documented by whom, Kathleen? It's a serious charge, and alarming if true.
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I'd be surprised if you find anything to even close to an academic standard that bears out that contention, hence my observation about needing to delegate these judgments if we don't have the information ourselves.
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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 …
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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
children to use
changing harming
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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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And saying "I don't have info to judge if this org is benign or not, but the BLF passed them as ok for a grant" is quite different from giving them your "huge respect". On what basis? If given info suggesting concerns are well founded would you reassess or wait for authority?
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