Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
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Summary
Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS’s flagship gender service for children。
The Gender Identity Development Service （GIDS）， based at the Tavistock and Portman Trust in North London， was set up initially to provide ― for the most part ― talking therapies to young people who were questioning their gender identity。 But in the last decade GIDS has referred more than a thousand children， some as young as nine years old， for medication to block their puberty。 In the same period， the number of referrals has exploded， increasing thirty-fold， while the profile of the patients has changed， from largely pre-pubescent boys to mostly adolescent girls， who are often contending with other difficulties。
Why had the patients changed so dramatically？ Were all these distressed young people actually best served by taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones？ While some young people appeared to thrive after taking the blocker， many seemed to become worse。 Was there enough clinical evidence to justify such profound medical interventions in the lives of young people who had so much else to contend with？
This urgent， scrupulous and dramatic book explains how， in the words of some former staff， GIDS has been the site of a serious medical scandal， in which ideological concerns took priority over clinical practice。 Award-winning journalist Hannah Barnes has had unprecedented access to thousands of pages of documents， including internal emails and unpublished reports， and over a hundred hours of personal testimony， to write a disturbing and gripping parable of our times。
The Gender Identity Development Service （GIDS）， based at the Tavistock and Portman Trust in North London， was set up initially to provide ― for the most part ― talking therapies to young people who were questioning their gender identity。 But in the last decade GIDS has referred more than a thousand children， some as young as nine years old， for medication to block their puberty。 In the same period， the number of referrals has exploded， increasing thirty-fold， while the profile of the patients has changed， from largely pre-pubescent boys to mostly adolescent girls， who are often contending with other difficulties。
Why had the patients changed so dramatically？ Were all these distressed young people actually best served by taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones？ While some young people appeared to thrive after taking the blocker， many seemed to become worse。 Was there enough clinical evidence to justify such profound medical interventions in the lives of young people who had so much else to contend with？
This urgent， scrupulous and dramatic book explains how， in the words of some former staff， GIDS has been the site of a serious medical scandal， in which ideological concerns took priority over clinical practice。 Award-winning journalist Hannah Barnes has had unprecedented access to thousands of pages of documents， including internal emails and unpublished reports， and over a hundred hours of personal testimony， to write a disturbing and gripping parable of our times。
Reviews
Bethany Myers
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22 publishers turned this down。 22 for Christ's sake。 A story this important， shunned by the mainstream media until they couldn't ignore it any longer。 Girls mutilated。 Let history never forget。 Books like this one are a good start at setting the record straight。 22 publishers turned this down。 22 for Christ's sake。 A story this important， shunned by the mainstream media until they couldn't ignore it any longer。 Girls mutilated。 Let history never forget。 Books like this one are a good start at setting the record straight。 。。。more
Jane Eyre
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Those poor girls。This expose on the Tavistock puts into perspective the number of young people - your women - harmed over the course of several years。 How people who identified as gender dysphoric assumed a lot of people were the same way。 The way that people were weed through as trans， despite there being any number of other plausible reasons for the way they were feeling （very often， autism）。 Hannah Barnes has written a much needed book。 Those poor girls。
Abigail
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This book makes it clear that it is reporting on the charity/organisation and how it was run。 There are narratives there that show that the organisation has helped many individuals who are/identify as trans。 Alongside this， are also narratives that imply that the organisation is potentially harming those very same individuals by not exploring thoroughly enough what the individuals are/were feeling。 Hannah Barnes has provided a volume of references to support the statements and views contained in This book makes it clear that it is reporting on the charity/organisation and how it was run。 There are narratives there that show that the organisation has helped many individuals who are/identify as trans。 Alongside this， are also narratives that imply that the organisation is potentially harming those very same individuals by not exploring thoroughly enough what the individuals are/were feeling。 Hannah Barnes has provided a volume of references to support the statements and views contained in this book。 。。。more
Sarah
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Gripping exposé on the unfolding scandal at GIDS。 Reveals an incredible defensiveness to criticism at the top of a service delivering experimental treatments， with life-changing effects， to children with often complex issues。 Shocking wilful blindness to the potential harms being caused。 Cavalier attitude to sending children on an unproven medical pathway likely to mean they can never have an orgasm as an adult。 Everyone should read this book。
Hevan Dachsberg
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The onus is on those who disagree with the finding of this book to tell us what is wrong with it。 What are the findings of this esteemed BBC journalist do you find you can discredit？Speaking as German， I find the whole gender issue disturbing。 If you are sterilising children， you need to consider if what you are doing is the right thing， at the very least。
Mishka Novak
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I joined Goodreads to review this book。 Outstanding。 It talks about a problem faced all over the world by women。 We are being erased from view。 Women are now "people with uterus" while men remain men。 In reading this， I felt all my anger over the last several years being let out。 I joined Goodreads to review this book。 Outstanding。 It talks about a problem faced all over the world by women。 We are being erased from view。 Women are now "people with uterus" while men remain men。 In reading this， I felt all my anger over the last several years being let out。 。。。more
Jerry Sing
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Some books need to be written。 Some books need to be read。 This one is both， so hit it。 I read about what was going on in England and saw some videos。 Didn't know how bad it was until I read this。 We need more writers willing to tell the truth these days and not get caught up in narratives some bad people want you to accept。 Some books need to be written。 Some books need to be read。 This one is both， so hit it。 I read about what was going on in England and saw some videos。 Didn't know how bad it was until I read this。 We need more writers willing to tell the truth these days and not get caught up in narratives some bad people want you to accept。 。。。more
Lisa Wojcik
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I eagerly anticipated this book and I was not disappointed。 Well-researched， remarkably balanced and thoughtful， "Time to Think" is a valuable addition to the growing literature on the gender craze。 Barnes really brings the story to life， with the sense of the Tavistock spinning out of everyone's control gathers pace。 I hope this book is a massive success and look forward to more of Barnes' work， whether on this topic or another。 I eagerly anticipated this book and I was not disappointed。 Well-researched， remarkably balanced and thoughtful， "Time to Think" is a valuable addition to the growing literature on the gender craze。 Barnes really brings the story to life， with the sense of the Tavistock spinning out of everyone's control gathers pace。 I hope this book is a massive success and look forward to more of Barnes' work， whether on this topic or another。 。。。more
Shirley Wright
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You can tell this book was written by a journalist and I mean that in the most positive way imaginable。 It is clearly well researched and makes an effort to tell all sides of the story。 Having said that， it does， I believe， demonstrate why the Tavistock clinic in England was shut down and why I think the same sort of thing is coming to gender affirming clinics here in the States。 When children are involved， everything changes， as they should。
Mike Newman
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This is not an easy book to read - but it's important that it was written and published。 Hannah Barnes strikes a balanced， journalistic tone throughout the sorry tale of a pioneering NHS unit becoming ensnared in a crisis not wholly of its own making， but then doubling-down on idealogical grounds and creating the potential for very great harm to children and young people in the process。No matter what you might read about this book elsewhere， Barnes gives voice to young people who had both positi This is not an easy book to read - but it's important that it was written and published。 Hannah Barnes strikes a balanced， journalistic tone throughout the sorry tale of a pioneering NHS unit becoming ensnared in a crisis not wholly of its own making， but then doubling-down on idealogical grounds and creating the potential for very great harm to children and young people in the process。No matter what you might read about this book elsewhere， Barnes gives voice to young people who had both positive and negative experiences at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust， and has clearly sought the views of staff， trustees and managers across the service。 The result is a picture of a service spiralling out of control， bewildered at the sudden dramatic increase in referrals， and ensnared by fraught relationships with pressure groups who were just a little too close for comfort to the clinical leadership。The most affecting and troubling parts of the book are the stories of young people who came to the service in distress， confusion and despair， and left far too often with a prescription for life-altering drugs which were meant to buy time - but in fact appear to have locked them into a pathway which many eventually have not followed。 The longer-term effects remain largely unknown。This is a brave book which dares to challenge the contemporary view that anything relating to a minority group is beyond critical consideration。 It is braver still because it dares to do so without becoming an evisceration of 'the other side' 。。。more
Sally Reeves
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The story of what happened at Tavistock is a harrowing one for women everywhere。 Hannah has written the story the way it needed to be told， as objectively and as straightforward as one could。 I wish I could make this book mandatory in every secondary school in Britain。
Lisa Short
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Thought I would love this book and yes， I do。 Read it all in one sitting。 The best account of the phenomenon it describes I've have read yet and necessary for anyone who cares about the rights and welfare of both women and young people to give it a look。 I won't spoil anymore by going into details。 Glad someone had the cojones to publish this one。 Thought I would love this book and yes， I do。 Read it all in one sitting。 The best account of the phenomenon it describes I've have read yet and necessary for anyone who cares about the rights and welfare of both women and young people to give it a look。 I won't spoil anymore by going into details。 Glad someone had the cojones to publish this one。 。。。more
Dorita Valez
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A well-connected friend of mine in London got an advanced copy of this book and I was fortune enough to read it。 I can already see a great deal of hatred coming the way of this book。 It deals with topics people are scared of today。 We must talk about them。 What is happening to young gay women cannot continue as it is today。 It is "Time to Think" for sure。The story of Tavistock I thought I knew from British newspapers but no， there was much more to it than what I thought。 Some of the things will A well-connected friend of mine in London got an advanced copy of this book and I was fortune enough to read it。 I can already see a great deal of hatred coming the way of this book。 It deals with topics people are scared of today。 We must talk about them。 What is happening to young gay women cannot continue as it is today。 It is "Time to Think" for sure。The story of Tavistock I thought I knew from British newspapers but no， there was much more to it than what I thought。 Some of the things will scare you， particularly if you are of an open mind。 Please， please though， read Hannah's book before you judge it here。 。。。more
Fran Kampner
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Thrilled beyond words that this book has been published。
Gertrude Trait
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What happened at the Tavistock was a travesty。 Thrilled someone has written a book about it。 This is a story the world needs to hear。
Danielle
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A one sided view which fails to take sufficient account of the voices of transgender people。 It is purely looking to follow an anti transgender and gender critical view point。
Valerie Novak
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The story of what happened at the Tavistock clinic and why it was shut down is one of the most important of our times。 That it happened at all should shock everyone in our society。 That Hannah Barnes couldn't find a publisher for this book for the longest time should shock us even more。We are emerging now from a crazy time， one in which women's rights were starting to be sacrificed on the altar of a strange ideology that wants to obliterate biological sex altogether。 It is only down to the coura The story of what happened at the Tavistock clinic and why it was shut down is one of the most important of our times。 That it happened at all should shock everyone in our society。 That Hannah Barnes couldn't find a publisher for this book for the longest time should shock us even more。We are emerging now from a crazy time， one in which women's rights were starting to be sacrificed on the altar of a strange ideology that wants to obliterate biological sex altogether。 It is only down to the courage of people like Hannah Barnes （and Helen Joyce and Kathleen Stock） that women are being given the tools to fight back against this oppression。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or feelings about literature。 However， I can provide you with a brief summary of the book "Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children"。 The book is written by James Kirkup， a journalist， and it documents the controversy surrounding the Tavistock gender identity clinic for children and young people in the United Kingdom。 The clinic is responsible for diagnosing gender dysphoria in young people and offering them medical treatment， including hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery。 The book investigates the concerns raised by some clinicians and parents about the appropriateness of these treatments and the quality of care offered by the clinic。 It also discusses the political and ideological debates surrounding gender identity and the increasing number of young people seeking gender reassignment。 Overall， "Time to Think" provides a critical examination of the gender identity clinic service and the challenges facing young people who question their gender identity。 It could be of interest to anyone interested in the debate on gender identity， child and adolescent mental health， and medical ethics。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or beliefs， but I can provide you with a brief overview of the book "Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children"。 The book， written by Hilary Cass， is a detailed analysis of the controversy surrounding the Gender Identity Development Service （GIDS） at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust。 The service aimed to provide support to young people who struggle with their gender identity， but was faced with serious allegations of wrongdoing， which led to an independent review and the resignation of the service's director。 Cass examines the nature of the accusations， including claims of inadequate assessments， insufficient data protection， and being overly influenced by "transgender ideology。" She also considers some of the broader issues surrounding gender identity， including the use of hormones and surgical interventions， and the question of whether to support or discourage gender transitioning in young people。 Overall， the book offers a well-researched and comprehensive account of a highly contentious issue， presenting a range of perspectives from different stakeholders involved in the GIDS。 Despite not being without its critics， the book offers an insightful and clear explanation of the collapse of the Tavistock's gender service and the debates around it。
tpg2
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