bes herself as “unashamedly socialist”. (She is the daughter of two Labour activists who have supported former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.)
She has been open on social media in sharing her view on puberty blockers. In one post, she criticised Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s ruling to continue the ban on puberty blockers for children as a “terrible political decision”.
For many medics, one of the greatest surprises isn’t the motion to challenge the Cass review but the sheer number of medics willing to publicly oppose the BMA’s stance. Gerada and Cornwall point out that previously many doctors were fearful of speaking out on issues of child gender treatments. That “bubble” has now burst.
“This has fired up doctors in a way that I hadn’t quite grasped when I signed the letter,” Cornwall says. “When the signatories go up to more than a thousand you realise that actually there’s a massive strength of feeling here.
“That’s because the Cass review was seen as such a relief because people have been so frightened to challenge gender-affirming care for children for fear of being called a bigot.”
A blessing in disguise then? The ideologues who've taken control of the BMA have now revealed themselves, allowing doctors at last to see clearly the true colours and motivation of their union representatives.
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