Michael you could not be more correct. I have to regularly remind myself that my very moderate liberal dad views on this haven't really changed, but I am now a pro trans radical within the medical profession

Less highbrow but Heroes went off baaad after the first season

Yeah I couldn't get through it

What is this 'sport' you speak of? I know if no such thing

To be clear, I'm not criticising the study team, who have been given an impossible brief, which is why it's taken over 3 1/2 years from the announcement of a research programme to now.

But Hilary Cass thought this was 'shocking' so we have this weird situation where ZERO young people are getting cross-sex hormones on the new service and we're trialling half the treatment pathway to show it doesn't work without its most important component.
I just don't get it

Also, no-one thinks that puberty blockers in isolation will make a massive difference to wellbeing. They were always just a way to mitigate the harm of incongruent puberty while cross-sex hormones were considered. That's why 97% progressed to cross-sex in the old Tavi service

There's a maddening quote from the study lead that families "don't know what's best" regarding transition. That's why you don't purge the entire cadre of experts you had built up, and facilitate a disinformation campaign about an internationally accepted practice!

God that would be bleak

I did wonder- someone that cool must have something about them

so very very true. but abandoning them is worse

genuinely love how much more effort one crew member has made on outfit than the rest