As Europe Retreats From Gender Affirmative Care, US Rushes Forward: Psychiatrist

General view of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, and agender) flag outside a bookshop during UK Pride Month 2021 in London on June 1, 2021. Edward Smith/Getty Images

Tavistock Center’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the United Kingdom’s first and largest gender clinic for children, is scheduled to close in 2023.

The closure of Tavistock’s gender identity clinic comes after the publication of an independent review funded by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).