What I would have said about trans children and puberty blockers
Helen Webberley responds to Dr Hilary Cass's Times Radio interview with her own perspective on schools, transgender young people, and the evidence around puberty blockers.14 February 2026
Dr Hilary Cass recently spoke on Times Radio about how schools should approach transgender children and the question of puberty blockers. Helen Webberley has been reflecting on that conversation and what she would have emphasised if she had been asked to contribute to the discussion.
Drawing on her clinical experience and expertise in gender medicine, Helen explores the nuances that she feels deserve greater attention in this important debate. Rather than simply disagreeing with Dr Cass, she offers a complementary perspective grounded in the evidence and in the real experiences of young people and families she works with.
Read on to see what Helen would have said, and how her view differs from the points raised in that radio interview.