Episode
#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
1:37:07
Published: Thu Apr 06 2023
Description
Hannah Barnes is an award-winning investigative journalist, and an author. Finding your place in the world can be hard. However, some interventions for struggling children may cause more harm than good. Britain's Gender Identity Development Service at The Tavistock Clinic has recently been shut down after controversial use of puberty blockers and Hannah's investigation uncovers exactly what happened. Expect to learn why there was a huge increase in the number of children being referred for puberty blockers, just how ideological this institution was, whether the effects of puberty blockers can be reversed, whether children can consent to life altering medication, just who is to blame, how these treatments can put children on a one-way-ticket to much more serious procedures and much more… Sponsors: Get 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Bon Charge’s red light therapy devices at https://boncharge.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW15) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Buy Time To Think - https://amzn.to/3GkjIRX Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
Chapters
Investigative journalist, Hannah Barnes, talks about the shutdown of the Tavistock Clinic due to the controversial use of puberty blockers, and uncovers the reasons behind the huge increase in the number of children being referred for such treatments, the impact of the said interventions, and accountability of those involved.
00:00 - 01:33 (01:33)
Summary
Investigative journalist, Hannah Barnes, talks about the shutdown of the Tavistock Clinic due to the controversial use of puberty blockers, and uncovers the reasons behind the huge increase in the number of children being referred for such treatments, the impact of the said interventions, and accountability of those involved.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The complexities of trans healthcare and the difficulties in achieving satisfactory solutions around the effectiveness and consent of treatments are discussed in this episode.
01:33 - 09:59 (08:26)
Summary
The complexities of trans healthcare and the difficulties in achieving satisfactory solutions around the effectiveness and consent of treatments are discussed in this episode.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
Puberty blockers have become a widely available treatment for young people who experience gender incongruence from an early age, helping to relieve gender-related distress at the same time as other conditions like depression and anxiety.
09:59 - 18:48 (08:48)
Summary
Puberty blockers have become a widely available treatment for young people who experience gender incongruence from an early age, helping to relieve gender-related distress at the same time as other conditions like depression and anxiety. The availability of these blockers has coincided with a rapid increase in the number of young people being referred for treatment.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
A large number of young people who are prescribed puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormones, making it crucial to have conversations about what transition entails before starting the blockers.
18:48 - 33:29 (14:41)
Summary
A large number of young people who are prescribed puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormones, making it crucial to have conversations about what transition entails before starting the blockers. The data also showed that every young person who was eligible to cross-sex hormones had done so.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The NHS guidance suggests that little is known about the impact of puberty blockers on cognitive development, brain development, sexuality, and the development of other identities in gender distressed young people.
33:29 - 41:18 (07:49)
Summary
The NHS guidance suggests that little is known about the impact of puberty blockers on cognitive development, brain development, sexuality, and the development of other identities in gender distressed young people. There are no psychological benefits to young people on puberty blockers when using quantitative measures.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The basis of all gender-affirming medical care for children is based on a Dutch study where all biological females involved were same-sex attracted or bisexual, although this was not stated as a reason for using gender blockers.
41:20 - 48:14 (06:53)
Summary
The basis of all gender-affirming medical care for children is based on a Dutch study where all biological females involved were same-sex attracted or bisexual, although this was not stated as a reason for using gender blockers. However, many young people referred to gender clinics are same-sex attracted or bisexual.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
Young people who experience distress around their gender may not necessarily be trans, and simply transitioning may not be safe.
48:14 - 1:01:16 (13:02)
Summary
Young people who experience distress around their gender may not necessarily be trans, and simply transitioning may not be safe. Often, underlying mental health issues have not been addressed.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this segment from the podcast, the topic of how hardcore porn and social media influences the transgender identity is discussed, with clinicians noting that girls tend to express their distress through their bodies and transgender individuals transitioning potentially because of social influence.
1:01:17 - 1:09:41 (08:23)
Summary
In this segment from the podcast, the topic of how hardcore porn and social media influences the transgender identity is discussed, with clinicians noting that girls tend to express their distress through their bodies and transgender individuals transitioning potentially because of social influence.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The influence of ideology on the behavior of and policies at GIDS regarding introduction of a blocker at a younger age, reduction of age criteria for hormones, and introduction of relaxation criteria for a young person to go on a blocker before hormones.
1:09:41 - 1:18:53 (09:11)
Summary
The influence of ideology on the behavior of and policies at GIDS regarding introduction of a blocker at a younger age, reduction of age criteria for hormones, and introduction of relaxation criteria for a young person to go on a blocker before hormones.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The Tavistock Trust is being blamed for not taking seriously the clinical, safeguarding, and safety concerns of staff regarding transgender patients, due to negligence, fear, and an ideology that trumped medical evidence.
1:18:56 - 1:29:24 (10:28)
Summary
The Tavistock Trust is being blamed for not taking seriously the clinical, safeguarding, and safety concerns of staff regarding transgender patients, due to negligence, fear, and an ideology that trumped medical evidence.
Episode#611 - Hannah Barnes -The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker emphasizes the importance of providing trained counseling and interventions for young people struggling with gender identity and recognizes the need to slice through a divisive topic and change opinions.
1:29:24 - 1:37:03 (07:39)
Summary
The speaker emphasizes the importance of providing trained counseling and interventions for young people struggling with gender identity and recognizes the need to slice through a divisive topic and change opinions.