Tag: gender dysphoria

The courts’ role in treatment for childhood gender dysphoria: recent updates

In 2020 and 2021, there were significant developments in the courts’ role in treatment for childhood gender dysphoria. The UK case of Bell v Tavistock is well known, but Re Imogen is of more practical importance here in Australia. Both cases illustrate the changing role of the courts in treatment for childhood gender dysphoria, following…

11 November, 2021
Children with gender dysphoria and consent to treatment: time for a change in the law?

Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person feels that their biological sex is deeply incongruent with their perceived gender, causing him or her significant distress. Stage 1 of treatment involves the administration of puberty-suppressant hormones. Stage 2 involves the administration of cross-sex hormones that promote the development of physical characteristics of the opposite sex.…

1 February, 2016

The courts’ role in treatment for childhood gender dysphoria: recent updates