‘Toxic’ gender debate lets children down, report finds
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Children have been let down by a lack of research and “remarkably weak” evidence on medical interventions in gender care, according to a landmark review by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass. We explore how the “toxicity” of the debate around gender outlined in the report is being felt by medical professionals. Also on the programme: Ukraine’s chief military adviser for gender issues is urging her country to adopt an Israeli-style female conscription policy – we hear rare testimony from a woman currently serving in the Ukrainian military’s Azov Brigade. And the German museum worker who’s been sacked for putting one of his own paintings on display…
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