The Cass Review in England said that children had been “let down” by the lack of reliable evidence on medicine for those questioning their gender and found that there were “gaps in evidence” about the use of puberty blockers..
Earlier this week, LGBTQ+ charity The Rainbow Project said the minister “must deliver what he has promised” and that he “cannot hide behind another review” while transgender people were “languishing on waiting lists”.
However, Nesbitt said: “This is about doing the right thing for people who have issues with their gender and making sure that is clinically and medically as good as it can be.
“I don’t think a two-day rapid review is kicking the can down the road.”
In response to criticism from some unionist politicians about the allocation of the funding, the health minister said: “If we are only going to offer a health service to people we approve of, I’m out – it’s there for everybody.
“It’s going to be mostly psychiatric and psychological support. It’s going to be multi-disciplinary.”
He added: “Who is better to say whether this is compliant to the Cass recommendations than Cass herself?”
