On March 26, the UK High Court ruled that parents of trans children can consent to the child receiving puberty blockers if they are under 16.
The decision comes after a December 2020 case, which ruled trans youth would have to obtain legal permission before accessing puberty blockers, which Mermaids described as a “devastating blow”.
A handful of LGBTQ+ advocacy groups applied to appeal against the ruling (and will be able to do so in June), saying the court did not listen to trans voices.The recent change in regulations came about when a 15-year-old trans girl took her case to court with support of the Good Law Project.