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

The studio has a visit from the Holly King himself...

On this svelte-yet-festive episode, hosts Ashleigh and Flint give some details about some surprisingly positive news stories, some that you may have missed and some that you absolutely definitely have heard about, including:

• An update on the NDAA bill in the USA.
• New protections for intersex people in Victoria, Australia.
• The Girlguides and the Women's Institute both saying they'd bar trans women, only for a lot of their members to rebel against it.
• A quick update from the EHRC now that Falkner has finally, finally left.
• A triple-threat Loser's Corner, including a particular Scottish nurse...
• And a visit from Father Transmasc, for a decidedly festive section about the nice list, and the naughty list!

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep146

Thumbail photo credit: Chatham House

On this episode, Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx explore the finer details of:

• Details allegedly 'leaked' from the Civil Service to the Times about the upcoming guidance from the EHRC. It's safe to say that we have one or two concerns about it.
• The PATHWAYS trial, what it is, what it'll involve and what that stupid backronym* is supposed to mean.
• The Levy review, the much-delayed review into adult trans healthcare, featuring details of an FOI we sent and an interview with Chay from TransActual.
• Plus our regular segments of Pond Hoppin', Loser's Corner and Trans Joy!

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep145

*a real term, I promise I didn't make that up.

On this episode, Alyx, Flint & Ashleigh go over:

• The EHRC wanting to get out in front of any statements made by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) with mixed success.
• Some social science, of the LGB Alliance.
• An NHS ICB threatening to close a group of GP's surgeries for continuing to support trans young people, in line with existing legislation.
• Lib Dem returning officers don't get off lightly after an encounter with the FAP committee. Stop sniggering! Yes you read that correctly!
• And for our meat, we find out what Your Party's Trans Liberation Group had to say about Alyx's recent article calling Your Party a waste of time...

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep144

This week, on another packed episode, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint rake over the coals about:

• Esther Ghey, mother of Brianna Ghey, has launched a campaign called Phone-Free Education and the team consider its implications.
• Multiple organisations have submitted evidence to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights institutions showing that the EHRC is, to put it lightly, not really fulfilling its stated role.
• A symphony of statistics from two new GLP-instigated YouGov polls.
• Labour backbenchers warn of "chaos" if the EHRC's guidance is implemented as is, but not for the reasons you might be expecting.

Before moving on to the meat of the episode, which we've developed alongside https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ and Claire Prosho (https://linktr.ee/CTransTalks). This final part in our series about the UK's Gender Clinic system looks at potential future outcomes, including:

• The upcoming -although much delayed- Levy Review.
• Suggested ways for the GIC's to deal with their extreme backlog of patients.
• The numerous failures of the "specialist clinic" model as it stands.
• A lack of consistent data standards across the clinics and why this presents a problem.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep143

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Widnes Bridge Walk: Walk in solidarity for Transgender Awareness Week

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TransActual's MP emailing tool: Scrap the Bathroom Ban - Action Network

Amnesty's emailing tool to ask the government to remain in the European Convention on Human Rights: Defend our Human Rights – Tell Your MP to Back the ECHR