The Cass Review Part 2

Hosts: Ez (he/him), Bette (she/her), and June (they/them) Disclaimer and Content Warning: This episode will be covering topics of mental health, suicide, and The Cass Review.  Please contact Lifeline for help. The week is a special Part 2 discussion on The Cass Review with Ez (he/him), June (they/them), and Bette (she/her). Together they touch on the NHS cover-up of suicides and how the Cass Review treats suicide rates among trans kids; (more info here). The banning of puberty blockers and how The Cass Review treats blockers; (More info about the UK using Emergency Powers To Criminalise Possession Of Puberty Blockers here). As well as SEGM’s recent appearance at the RANZCP and how SEGM influenced Cass. If you would like to help flood the RANZCP with complaints calling on them to commit to not platforming anti-trans lobbyists at any future events click here. Thanks to the Trans Justice Project for providing this resource and email template that you can copy or you can write your own. Timestamps and Links: 02:27 - News Flash: Criminalised Puberty Blockers in UK  02:40 - News Flash: NHS Coverup of Trans Suicides 04:31 - UK Minister Kemi Badenoch Tweets for Gender-Critical Views Equality and Health 05:02 - SEGM: Clinical Expert Group Update 05:55 - Philosophy Tube: NHS Crisis 06:25 - Emergency Powers: Outcomes Criminalisation of Care   07:15 - UK Labour on Trans Care: Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting,  07:52 - Good Law Project: Challenge the ban on puberty blockers. 08:09 - NHS Waiting List Coverup: Open Letter 09:35 - Cass Review: Research and Tools 10:11 - Bette's Hot Take: Cass thinks that “The Ends Justify The Means” 11:24 - TERF Wars Spot 11:56 - The Cass Review Part 2: Trans Stereotypes  13:42 - June’s Mum Anecdote: Trans rights as a think piece.  15:18 - Bodily Autonomy 15:34 - Cass Review: Social transition outcomes 17:07 - Gender Identity: UK school bans - Draft of guidance 18:08 - SEGM: SPLC calls SEGM an Anti-LGBT Hate Group 18:43 - SEGM: Dr Roberto D’Angelo 19:22 - SEGM: Ray Blanchard 19:31 - SEGM: Kenneth Zucker 20:37 - Main Cause of “Detransitioning”: Lack of peer support or safety  22:07 - Mainstream Media: 7’s De-transitioning miss quoting  22:34 - Mainstream Media: Guardian DIY HRT Story 23:02 - Back to SEGM: RANZCP statement 24:22 - Pride is a Riot: Tranzmission Instagram Link 26:11 - Erin Reed @erinInthemorning 27:16 - Goblin by Junebug 29:34 - Interlude: Junebug on Nicholas Cage 31:21 - Recap: The Cass Review - it’s not great 34:16 - Community Events: Meanjin People’s Pride @ Jagera Arts Centre   34:33 - Community Events: First Nations Carpark Gig @ The 4zzz Carpark Further Reading The Cass Review Into Gender Identity Services for Children Part 4: Regret, persistence, detransition, and further mistakes in the Cass review by Gideon M-K The Good Law Project Fundraiser to help challenge the ban on puberty blockers 15 Bad Faith Arguments Against Puberty Blockers from Growing Up Transgender