Are Dr Jillian Spencer’s dark allegations against a state gender dysphoria clinic true?
There had been all sorts of allegations circulating in the media about the activities of the Queensland Children’s Gender Service.
The public was offered a rare glimpse into one of the country’s paediatric gender clinics last week.
There had been all sorts of dark allegations circulating in the media about the activities of the Queensland Children’s Gender Service (QCGS), many made by Dr Jillian Spencer, a psychiatrist who had been based at Queensland Children’s Hospital where the service operates.
She took exception to the clinic’s gender affirmation treatment philosophy, the use of puberty blockers, breast binding and, according to one newspaper report, the employment of the child’s preferred personal pronoun by clinic staff.
She also claimed children and their families were pressured, with children not properly assessed before medical treatment.
