What the Tavistock clinic’s closure means for the trans debate

Gender identity clinic to close over safety fears

The Tavistock Centre
The Tavistock is the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people
(Image credit: Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

The debate about treatments for transgender young people has been reignited by the closure of a controversial NHS clinic that prescribed puberty blockers to children.

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