Maya Forstater

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.

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.

Documented by whom, Kathleen? It's a serious charge, and alarming if true.

Documented by Mermaids themselves. About 80% of their young clients transition. Other services like Tavistock it's 80% who don't. This was covered in the Lottery investigation into their Mermaids grant.

That summary makes the point - that immediately occurred to me - about correlation/causation and how the people who use Mermaids might be self-selecting.

There has never been a study anywhere at any clinic on any group that found desistance below 50%. Mermaids at 20% is clearly out of line. They’re railroading kids is my conclusion - and that of many experts I’ve talked to.