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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell and Sally Weale

What are the key findings of the NHS gender identity review?

Hand holding a paper sheet with transgender symbol and equal sign inside. Equality between genders concept over a crowded city street background. Sex
Hand holding a paper sheet with transgender symbol and equal sign inside. Equality between genders concept over a crowded city street background. Sex Photograph: Bulat Silvia/Alamy

A review into the NHS’s gender identity services has found that children and young people have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in a debate that has become exceptionally toxic.

Dr Hilary Cass said her report was not about defining “what it means to be trans” or “undermining the validity of trans identities”, but about “how best to help the growing number of children and young people who are looking for support from the NHS in relation to their gender identity”. Here are the review’s key findings.

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