Thread by @MForstater

You remember when the National Lottery investigated questions about Mermaids ?

Mermaids denied they lobby for putting children with gender dysphoria on puberty blockers

https://twitter.com/2010Equality/status/1098194920165261312?s=19

Today they suggest that self reported feeling happier and having better relationships with peers justifies stopping children's puberty and putting them on to a pathway to sterilisation

The their reporting as a self help group for parents of children with gender dysphoria is utterly one sided towards promoting blockers

Any attempt to prevent against the individuals wishes transition must be banned they say.

So if a child says they are trans any therapy to explore other possible reasons for their unhappiness should be banned "no exceptions" says Mermaids

This looks a lot like an organisation lobbying for medicalising children with gender dysphoria.

@TNLUK @TNLComFund