Schools must teach children about gender identity - they'll learn anyway
Helen argues that recent guidance against teaching gender identity in schools is misguided, as children will learn about it online anyway, and schools provide safer, more reliable sources of information
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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