It comes after an NHS review advised that the Tavistock, England's only NHS gender-identity clinic for children, be closed down over concerns young people were being referred too quickly for gender transitioning treatment. The Government has not confirmed if the upcoming Online Safety Bill will grant Ofcom powers to block links where someone is found to be promoting or selling hormone drugs to youngsters. The UK Government has a real opportunity to set the pace with the Online Safety Bill and they should take it.' Previously they took the view that they just provided the forum. have very reluctantly started taking responsibility for content. ' just shows there is potentially harmful content which is sold without any checks or questions at all, and in this case it is interesting that people are finding out about it through an online platform like Reddit,' the Conservative peer said.

One Reddit forum with almost 40,000 members around the world is dedicated to providing advice to those hoping to attempt a 'DIY' transition.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society warned young people were risking 'serious harm' to their health as politicians have called for a crackdown.īaroness Morgan of Cotes, a former education secretary, said regulation was 'long overdue' after it was found messaging forums such as Reddit had been directing confused teenagers who identify as transgender to pharmacies operating illegally. Online pharmacies are selling 'DIY' hormone transitions to children with gender dysphoria, it has emerged.ĭangerous prescription-only drugs that increase or decrease testosterone or oestrogen levels are being routinely sold without checks, a Sunday Times investigation has found.

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