Dr David Bell

History will judge whether Dr David Bell was a hateful transphobe or trying to alert people to a medical scandal, but he's far from the only health professional raising these concerns (and I have the letters and emails to prove it.) https://t.co/siTOdD6CGC

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2022

Dr David Bell has featured on the blog previously and since his whistleblowing efforts an independent report by Dr Hilary Cass concluded that the Tavistock gender clinic is "not a safe or viable long-term option in view of concerns about lack of peer review and the ability to respond to increasing demand".

 

Victimised For Whistleblowing (May 02, 2021)

Here's an excellent article from The Observer which tells the story of a doctor, David Bell, who dared to question and challenge the practice of prescribing puberty blockers to children receiving treatment for gender identity issues at the Tavistock clinic in London.