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One in 14 young people in England and Wales identify as LGB+, census shows

Nearly one in 14 young people in England and Wales identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another minority sexual orientation (LGB+), more than twice the level for the overall population, the 2021 census shows. There are sharp variations across the ...

25 Jan 2023 at 13:07

Scotland

Conversion therapy ban must not be delayed by UK legislation – Scottish Greens

A ban on conversion therapy practices in Scotland must not be delayed to incorporate future UK-wide legislation, the Scottish Greens have warned. The party’s equalities spokeswoman, Maggie Chapman, has written to Social Justice Secretary ...

28 Jul 2024 at 10:03

Charities should follow Cass Review recommendations, says watchdog

Charities should follow the Cass Review findings and ensure they keep up to date with any future changes to guidance or legislation, the sector’s watchdog has said. The Charity Commission made a statement on wider issues as it published ...

24 Oct 2024 at 02:05

Children will need two appointments before referral to new gender services

Children newly referred for gender care in the NHS must have been seen by a GP and mental health specialist or paediatrician first, under plans for changed services set against a backdrop of thousands waiting for appointments. Four ...

07 Aug 2024 at 12:56

Scotland

Ministers warned legal challenge looms over plans to end conversion therapy

A religious charity has warned Scottish ministers it is ready to mount a legal challenge against plans to end conversion therapy. The Government’s consultation on proposals to criminalise practices which attempt to change or ...

03 Apr 2024 at 19:14

Scotland

Scottish Government ministers face questions over use of puberty blockers

Scottish Government ministers have been accused of having “buried their heads in the sand” on medical issues by refusing to halt the use of controversial puberty blockers for young people questioning their gender identity. ...

15 Apr 2024 at 19:34

NHS ‘taking time to transform’ gender services amid accusation of foot-dragging

NHS England is taking time to “transform” gender services for children and young people, the Health Secretary has said as the Government was accused of dragging its feet on the issue. It emerged in October that the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 21:03

NHS to close only gender identity clinic and replace it with regional network

The NHS is closing its gender identity clinic for children and young people and replacing it with a regional network after it was told that only having one provider “is not a safe or viable long-term option”. The ...

28 Jul 2022 at 15:36

Movies

Alicia Vikander says trans film The Danish Girl ‘feels extremely dated already’

Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has said The Danish Girl, a movie about one of the first transgender women to undergo sex reassignment surgery, “feels extremely dated already”. Swedish actress Vikander, 36,...

18 Aug 2025 at 13:37

Assessment of Northern Ireland’s gender identity services ordered

An assessment has been ordered of Northern Ireland’s gender identity services provision. Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he has asked Baroness Hilary Cass, who led the national Independent Review of ...

04 Sept 2025 at 15:44

Gender identity more important to women than men, survey suggests

Gender identity matters more to women than men and people without degree-level education are more likely to say they feel very masculine or very feminine, according to a social attitudes report. Two-thirds of ...

16 Sept 2025 at 09:11

NHS England promises continuity of care for children at new gender clinics

Patients have been promised “continuity of care” when new gender clinics for children in England open next month amid reports of concerns from staff. The Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) run by the ...

26 Mar 2024 at 13:38

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