The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic - Hannah Barnes

Hannah Barnes is an award-winning analytical and investigative journalist at the BBC, 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 #gender #trans #tavistock - 00:00 Intro 00:33 How Hannah Thought Her Book Would Be Received 04:39 The Story of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) 19:19 When GIDS Started Using Puberty Blockers 30:35 Are Puberty Blockers Reversible? 40:45 Is it Ethical for Minors to Consent to Life-Altering Procedures? 42:28 How Many Young People in Gender Clinics Are Simply Gay? 47:21 The Mental State of Young People Referred to GIDS 57:42 What Caused the Influx of Admissions to GIDS in 2015/16? 1:05:47 The Role Ideology Played in Gender-Affirming Policy 1:14:00 Why Are There So Many Problems & Who is to Blame? 1:26:13 The Lesson Chris Has Learned from Hannah’s Book 1:30:38 Where to Find Hannah - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Hannah BarnesguestChris Williamsonhost

Apr 6, 20231h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 6, 2023
Duration: 1h 31m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Hannah Barnes is an award-winning analytical and investigative journalist at the BBC, 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 #gender #trans #tavistock - 00:00 Intro 00:33 How Hannah Thought Her Book Would Be Received 04:39 The Story of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) 19:19 When GIDS Started Using Puberty Blockers 30:35 Are Puberty Blockers Reversible? 40:45 Is it Ethical for Minors to Consent to Life-Altering Procedures? 42:28 How Many Young People in Gender Clinics Are Simply Gay? 47:21 The Mental State of Young People Referred to GIDS 57:42 What Caused the Influx of Admissions to GIDS in 2015/16? 1:05:47 The Role Ideology Played in Gender-Affirming Policy 1:14:00 Why Are There So Many Problems & Who is to Blame? 1:26:13 The Lesson Chris Has Learned from Hannah’s Book 1:30:38 Where to Find Hannah - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Hannah Barnes
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Hannah Barnes and Chris Williamson, The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic - Hannah Barnes explores inside GIDS: Ideology, Evidence Gaps, And Safeguarding Failures Exposed Journalist Hannah Barnes explains the rise and collapse of the UK’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), detailing how a cautious talking‑therapy clinic became a high‑throughput assessment-and-referral service for puberty blockers. She traces GIDS’s history, the rapid demographic and volume shift in referrals, and the weak evidence underpinning medical interventions for distressed young people. Barnes highlights systemic failures: poor data collection, minimal oversight, ideological and activist pressure, and the sidelining of safeguarding and differential diagnosis for highly complex patients. The conversation also explores international policy shifts, ethical questions about consent, and emerging plans to replace GIDS with more holistic, research‑driven regional services.

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