If you're in the UK and you've had anything to do with a Gender Identity Clinic (either as a former patient, a current patient, or on the waiting list), you might consider calling or emailing the clinic(s) to tell them you don't give any consent for your data to be released. This is being suggested in case the UK government tries to weaponise your data against you as an outcome of the Cass Report.
I've copied the info from this twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/trans_safety/status/1779896232829215023
The affected clinics are:
- The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Gender Identity Clinic, London (formerly Charing Cross)
- Leeds Gender Identity Clinic, Leeds
- Northampton Gender Identity Clinic, Daventry
- Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service, Newcastle
- The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health
- Porterbrook Clinic Gender Identity Service, Sheffield
- The Laurels Gender Identity Clinic, Exeter
(personal notes under the read more)
I don't really like doing these posts but couldn't find this info on Cohost yet. If I've been taken in by some bullshit or if I've missed some important info, please correct me.
FWIW, I don't know how true it is that the govt is seriously considering further action, but I wouldn't trust them an inch, and it couldn't hurt to tell your clinic. I'm over 30 but I've just emailed the clinic I'm supposed to be on the waiting list for, not that I know if they do have my data because I haven't fucking heard from them in the last 3 years.