Campaign groups have argued against Scottish government plans to lower the age at which people can change their genderMore than 50 transgender boys under the age of 18 have been approved for double mastectomies in Scotland, it has been revealed. The figures, released under freedom of information, have been seized upon by a campaign group to argue against Scottish government plans to lower the age at which people can legally change their gender to 16. SponsoredFifty-one teenagers aged 16 and 17 who were born as females were sent to hospitals in England to undergo further assessment for “specialist chest reconstruction” over the past six years, The Telegraph reported. In theory, those as young as 17 can undergo the procedure, and children aged 16 have been “referred for assessment for surgery”. For Women Scotland, a campaign group opposed to gender reforms that would make

Source: The Times September 20, 2021 23:03 UTC