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The BBC has come under fire for continuing to direct worried parents and children to widely criticised transgender support group Mermaids.
The broadcaster suggests under news stories on its website that visitors may wish to contact the charity 'for more information and support'.
However, Mermaids has been accused of encouraging youngsters to transition simply because they do not conform to gender stereotypes, even though they may be too young to understand the consequences.
It has also campaigned for greater access to puberty blockers, despite there being no medical evidence to support their use in children.
The Cass Review this week warned treatment with puberty blockers 'may change the trajectory of psychosexual and gender identity development' but critically does not change a patient's body dissatisfaction or gender dysphoria.
The broadcaster suggests under news stories on its website that visitors may wish to contact the charity 'for more information and support'. File picture
Campaigners march behind a Mermaids UK banner at the London Trans+ Pride march from the Wellington Arch to Soho, July 9, 2022
Mermaids is claimed to have had a major influence over the now-closed children's gender identity
