At last! It's here! Our long-awaited deep dive into the Levy review is here! In this episode, our hosts Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx take you through what the review got right, what it got wrong and where it didn't go far enough.

This is a special episode and as such does not talk about the main news stories of the last few weeks. It's Levy all the way down this time. Normal service will be resumed as soon as we work out what that is.

The Beaches! The awesome Canadian band we mentioned.

The Atomic Hound Dog! Ashleigh's old band.

References:

Dr Hilary Cass Chair Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people John Stewart National Director

Streeting's response -Adult Services Review

Gender Identity Services for Adults (Non-Surgical Interventions) -NHS England

NHS commissioning » Review of adult gender dysphoria services

Review of the NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics in England: terms of reference and key lines of enquiry

Arden GEM Review of NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics Engagement summary report of findings

"The Levy Review" - Operational and delivery review of NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics in England

NHS England's initial response to Dr Levy's Report

Statement by Wes Streeting to HoC regarding the completed Adult Services Review

Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isn't radical enough to fix the problems - Queer AF

Some thoughts on the Levy Review - Dr Ruth Pearce

The Levy review has been published | Good Law Project

This week, on a shorter-than-usual episode, Ashleigh and Flint take their collective feet off the accelerator and approach things in a more thoughtful way. But there is still some news talk! Including:

• CW: This episode contains a discussion around the actions of ICE, in the USA. There's no easy way of going over this.
• Closer to home, the Council of Europe has voted to ban conversion therapy, despite the best efforts of a certain anti-trans group...
• In fact that particular group had a double-whammy of deserved disappointment and we'll tell you all about it in Loser's Corner.
• Followed by a considered conversation about how, in these difficult times, are we to rest. Maybe there's ways of passing time that are in and of themselves radical. From the immortal Terry Pratchett: "It's not worth doing unless someone, somewhere would much rather you weren't doing it."

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep148

We're back! Happy New Year! On this short & sweet(ish) episode, our exquisite hosts wade into the waters of:

• A hop across the pond to talk about stories from Texas and the US Supreme Court.
• International criticism of the upcoming PATHWAYS clinical trial.
• Bridget Phillipson's statement that trans people "should not be used as a political punchbag" and why that's a bit f**king rich coming from a Labour cabinet minister.
• AQA educational materials and their, shall we say, problematic way of addressing gender dysphoria.
• A not-quite Loser's Corner, concerning Sex Matters and the Charity Commission.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep147

Thumbnail photo credit: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street