Richard Byng is a British general practitioner of medicine and anti-transgender activist.
Byng is involved with anti-trans organization Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM).
Background
- 2009 GP with Special Interest in Mental Health accreditation
- 2004 PhD, University of London, Health Services Research
- 1996 Masters in Public Health (MPH), University of Birmingham
- 1992-1993 MRCGP, Oxford (Banbury) Vocational Training Scheme
- 1985-1988 M.B. B.Ch. (Cambridge), The Royal London Hospital Medical College,
- 1982-1985 B.A. (Hons) Medical Sciences Degree (2:1), Queens’ College, Cambridge University
2018 Guardian letter
Byng was a signatory on a letter in The Guardian critical of the Gender Recognition Act. The open letter included many other key anti-transgender extremists.
2019 Standing For Women anti-transgender event
In 2019 Byng spoke at an anti-trans event organized by Standing for Women titled First Do No Harm – the ethics of transgender healthcare
- Lord Moonie
- Richard Byng
- Marcus Evans
- Michael K. Laidlaw
- Leila Leoncavallo
- Stephanie Davies-Arai
- David Bell
Also present was James Caspian, David Davies, Julia Long, Heather Brunskell-Evans, Posie Parker, Maya Forstater, Sue Evans, Sonia Poulton
2022 US Health and Human Service meeting
On April 25, 2022, anti-trans organization Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) arranged a meeting with US government officials on healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth. Byng was listed as a participant.
2024 CAN-SG anti-transgender event
The Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG) is an anti-transgender front group that promotes restrictions on healthcare. According to program notes: “Richard will talk about how current care for 17-25 year olds could be changed to reflect evidence and professional standards of practice.”
References
Written evidence submitted by Professor Richard Byng [GRA1913] https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/18099/pdf/
Written submission from Dr Richard Byng, et al (HSC0091) -https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/103342/html/
- Susan Bewley
- Richard Byng
- Damian Clifford
- Katie Clyde
- David Curtis
- Lucy Griffin
- Tessa Katz
- Julie Maxwell
- Margaret McCartney
Resources
University of Plymouth (plymouth.ac.uk)