Ciara Kelly: A balance must be struck between supporting gender questioning children and setting them on a path of puberty blockers

The NHS said there isn’t enough evidence to support the use of puberty blockers following research showing them to be not fully reversible, as was previously claimed. It found instead that they can affect bone and brain development and pose a risk of sterility and lowered IQ. This is in line with the French Academy of Medicine who say the growing cases of transgender identity in young people are often socially mediated and it’s not possible to distinguish a durable trans identity from a passing phase of adolescent development.