The BBC released a Panorama documentary called Trans Kids: Why Medicine Matters investigating the medical aspects of transition for trans children and young people and the potential impacts of this - both positive and negative. For this episode of On The Agender, your host Ella Guerin, a non-binary mental health Nurse looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the program. The episode also busts up myths in the documentary by using academic research! If you want to really understand what's going on with medical transition for children, tune in! Join the conversation tweeting @GenderMHNurse or with #OnTheAgender and don't forget to subscribe through your favourite podcast app!
The documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002tw1/panorama-trans-kids-why-medicine-matters UK GIDS childrens service: http://gids.nhs.uk/ Mermaids Charity: https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/
