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Children as young as three referred to transgender clinic

Children as young as three referred to transgender clinic
Jackie Doyle-Price | UK Parliament
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
15 February, 2024 1 min read

Over 350 children aged six and younger have been referred to the controversial Tavistock gender clinic, it has been shockingly revealed.

Between 2010 and 2022, 12 three-year-olds, 61 four-year-olds, 140 five-year-olds, and 169 six-year-olds were referred to the Gender Identity Development Service operated by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

Campaigners say they never should have been put forward by doctors or parents for psychological assessment at such a young age.

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