David Bell is seeking legal advice  regarding disciplinary proceedings which the Tavistock and Portman Trust has instituted against  him in connection with his speaking and writing on the subject of  Gender Dysphoria.

In his role as Staff Governor at the Tavistock, David was approached by a large number of clinicians who were working or had worked on the Tavistock  Gender Identity Development service (GIDS). They raised very serious concerns about GIDS and David wrote a report which was critical of GIDS. See more in the Guardian here and also here.

As a result David has had to deal with a number of  challenges from the Trust and has needed to have ongoing  legal advice in order to manage his dealings with the Trust Management. Since the original report  was  submitted GIDS has come under increasing scrutiny and is now the subject of an external review being conducted by NHS England. 

David Bell has continued to speak and write about issues of concern in relation to the care of young people with gender dysphoria including appearing at the launch of the Detransitioner Network in 2019. He contributed a Foreword to Heather Brunskell Evans and Michele Moore ed. Inventing Transgender Children and Young People. 

Thank you for contributing to this fund which will support David in his important work.