UK government issues gender identity guidance for teachers
Teachers should not tell children that they might be a different gender based on their personality or the clothes they want to wear, new guidance from the Department for Education states.
The guidance, published on Thursday, notes teachers in England must not “reinforce harmful stereotypes” and resources used to discuss topics involving gender and biological sex should be “age appropriate and evidence based”.
They also say:
"Materials which suggest that non-conformity to gender stereotypes should be seen as synonymous with having a different gender identity should not be used
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/government-issues-gender-identity-guidance-for-teachers-in-england/ar-BB19q0Rv
In August, Mermaids (which advocates for children) removed a webpage on Signs Your Child is Transgender that discussed observing toy and clothes preferences for signs a child might be transgender. They are also updating how to describe the transgender experience to suggest that 'no one is born in the wrong body.'
https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/news/do-you-still-use-the-phrase-born-in-the-wrong-body/
The NHS is currently reviewing the Tavistock, which provides treatment to children. At issue is the marked rise of youth identifying as transgender (4,000 percent rise in cases of teenaged girls).
From the Guardian, this review:
"will [also] assess issues surrounding children and young people who are prescribed puberty blocking and cross-sex hormone drugs.
It will also look at how care can be improved, focusing on how and when they are referred to specialist services, and on clinical decisions around how doctors and healthcare professionals support patients with gender dysphoria.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/22/nhs-to-hold-review-into-gender-identity-services-for-children-and-young-people