by Marianne Oakes | Jan 17, 2019 | First hand experience
I was recently invited to attend a conference on Trans Youth Care, together with some of my team mates at GenderGP. The conference is being run by Johanna and Aydin Olson-Kennedy, two of the leading lights in the provision of healthcare for young gender variant...
by Marianne Oakes | Nov 23, 2018 | Trans youth
It was with some trepidation that I tuned in to ‘Trans kids: It’s time to talk’ last night (21.11.18). The Channel 4 documentary involved psychotherapist, Stella O’Malley, revisiting her years spent ‘as a boy’ by interviewing transitioned adults and the odd radical...
by Marianne Oakes | Nov 19, 2018 | Opinion, Trans youth
As a counsellor, specialising in the treatment of gender diverse people, I am probably more tuned in than most to the current narrative surrounding transgender children. The hysteria in the UK is particularly acute when it comes to this small proportion of the...
by Marianne Oakes | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorised
Watching trans issues being discussed in the media is rarely a calming experience for a trans person. The debate quickly gets heated as both sides argue for and against the dangers which we apparently pose to society at large. Whether it’s a ‘debate’ on TV, an article...
by Marianne Oakes | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
This weekend, a number of newspapers reported that women’s minister Victoria Atkins, has expressed concern ‘about the rising number of teenagers undergoing gender reassignment treatment.’ She references the fact that she recently read an article in the paper about the...
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