The Cass Report is controversial because many organisations have criticised it, contrasting it with the more transparent Swiss Report which contradicts Cass in its approach to treatment, evidence, and data interpretation. Continue Reading The Cass Report Scandal
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Cass Review – deeply flawed and biased
Our articles about the Cass Review reveal a deeply flawed and biased process that has caused significant harm to the trans community, especially trans youth. We consistently demonstrate how the Cass Review, intended to be an independent assessment of gender identity services for young people, has instead become a tool for undermining trans healthcare and amplifying transphobic narratives.
Embedded structural bias
A primary focus of our investigation is the structural bias embedded within the Cass Review from its inception. We highlight how the review was conducted by a cisgender-only governance board, and that it excluded trans people from decision-making at all levels. We reveal how this exclusion, despite initial denials, was proven through Freedom of Information requests. We show how this lack of trans representation led to a biased interpretation of evidence and a failure to understand the lived experiences of trans people.
Flawed methodology
Our analysis also focuses on the flawed methodology employed by the Cass Review. We expose how the review selectively included research from discredited, trans-hostile sources, while ignoring international guidelines and best practice. We note that the Review failed to establish baseline referral figures and focused disproportionately on AFAB (assigned female at birth) trans youth, playing into right-wing narratives. We demonstrate how the review misrepresented the Affirmative Model of care, echoing trans-hostile sentiments.
Problematic language
We highlight the problematic language used in the Cass Review’s interim report, which we argue ventures disturbingly close to being trans-hostile and hostile to children’s rights and autonomy. We analyse how the report frames the care of trans young people as “everyone’s business”, thereby undermining the rights of the young people, their parents and clinicians. We show how the review’s language panders to the trans-hostile movement within and outside of the NHS.
Based on predetermined outcomes
Our articles scrutinize the interim service specifications and recommendations arising from the Cass Review. We reveal how the review recommended that referrals to Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) be removed, and initial diagnosis be moved to CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services), creating further unnecessary barriers to accessing treatment. We highlight how these recommendations appear to be based on predetermined outcomes, and that the Cass Review is not as independent as it claims. We demonstrate how the review ignored the need for a trans advisory board to ensure the governance panel is conducted without cisgender bias.
Linked with trans-hostile individuals and organisations
We further expose the Cass Review’s links to trans-hostile individuals and organisations. We document how the review engaged with researchers known for their transphobic views and met with individuals involved in implementing anti-trans policies. We reveal how the review has been celebrated by the trans-hostile movement, which we argue should have raised alarm bells.
Conclusion
In conclusion, our articles on the Cass Review present a damning indictment of a process that has failed in its stated aims. We argue that the review has systematically undermined trans healthcare for young people in the UK, and has amplified harmful misinformation about the trans community. Our coverage reveals a biased and flawed review that has resulted in real harm to the trans community, and calls for the complete overhaul of trans healthcare and a move towards the inclusion of trans voices at all levels.
The Cass Review briefing note examines the Cass Review’s recommendations for gender identity services. TransLucent’s report identifies concerns from service users, professionals, and human rights organisations, and offers solutions. Continue Reading The Cass Review – Briefing Note
A Fifty-fold Increase in the number of Children suffering from Gender Dysphoria reported in the media. On the 24th of…
The Cass Review was politically motivated and not transparent, and it was criticised by health professionals worldwide. Continue Reading Are politicians trying to undermine the Cass Review – A Response
The briefing note discusses the “Culture War” or “Gender-War” against the transgender community in the UK, emphasising the ‘Splitting the T from the LGB’ campaign and significant financial support that is used to argue against trans rights. This culture war affects trans people through single-sex spaces, sports, prisons, healthcare, and increased hate crimes.
Continue Reading The Culture War Against Trans People
Our Year End Operational Review highlights TransLucent’s advocacy for the trans and non-binary community, including meetings with government officials to discuss healthcare and policy reform. The review also acknowledges financial challenges, celebrates the distribution of their report “TRANS: A Community Under Attack,” and outlines TransLucent’s position on the Cass Report, puberty blockers, and single-sex spaces.
Continue Reading TransLucent Year End Operational Review
TransLucent’s position statement argues against the ban on puberty blockers (GnRH analogues) for young trans people, citing insufficient evidence and potential bias in the Cass Review. Continue Reading TransLucent Puberty Blocker (GnRH Analogues) Position Statement
TransLucent appreciates the efforts made by Dr Hillary Cass and her team to improve the healthcare of gender-questioning children and…
For 7 years, the pushing of Gender Critical beliefs has recieved no pushback or requirement of evidence from the UK…
While I slog through the final report of The Cass Review, which is like trying to read 400 pages of…