Former Tavistock director criticises handling of gender-confused children

Aug 15, 2020 by

by Carys Moseley, Christian Concern:

Marcus Evans, one of the psychotherapists who recently blew the whistle on The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), has written an important academic article criticising the current pro-trans lobby’s approach to treating gender-confused children and adolescents.

Evans is a former Head of Nursing and Associate Clinical Director of the Adult and Adolescent Departments of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London. The article is published in the British Journal of Psychiatry bulletin and is freely available to read online.

Evans’ publication comes at a time when the GIDS is facing legal action from a de-transitioner who had received puberty blockers there. It is also timely given that the government faces mounting pressure to backtrack on plans to make changing gender easier. Finally, it is relevant as it criticises the proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’ in the UK.

A climate of censorship at the GIDS

Evans’ starting point is the well-attested massive rise in referrals to the GIDS in recent years, and the fact that now most children referred are female. He is very critical of his former workplace. The first criticism Evans makes is that there is still a lack of understanding of this new trend.

He claims that individuals were prevented from expressing their views on the matter or censoring themselves for fear of being accused of ‘transphobia’. This amounts to a climate of censorship at the GIDS.

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