Kirsty Entwistle is a psychologist who supports the “ex-transgender” movement, an anti-trans project similar to the ex-gay movement. Entwistle also promotes a form of delayed transition for gender diverse youth called “gender exploratory therapy.”
Background
Entwhistle earned a bachelor’s degree from University College London (UCL) in 2003, then earned a post graduate diploma from University of Bolton in 2009. Entwistle earned a doctorate at UCL in 2013.
Entwistle worked in several NHS services in the UK: a paediatric psychology service in Cambridge, an adult secondary care psychology service in London and the gender identity development service for under 18s in Leeds.
Entwhitle is based in Portugal.
Anti-transgender activism
Entwhitle is a founding member of the International Association of Therapists for Desisters and Detransitioners (IATDD), an anti-transgender front group. Its members are key figures in “gender critical” anti-transgender activism.
IATDD supported the “ex-transgender” movement, people who describe themselves as “desisters” and “detransitioners.” They sell their services to parents who do not want their children to make a gender transition, known as the “parental rights” movement.
Entwhitle maintains the website Detrans Foundation with Anastassis Spiliadis.
References
Entwistle K (2020). Debate: Reality check – Detransitioner’s testimonies require us to rethink gender dysphoria. Child and Adolescent Mental Health https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12380
Resources
Detrans Foundation (detransfoundation.com)
HCPC UK (hcpc-uk.org)
- Kirsty Entwistle
- PYL31852
IATDD (iatdd.com) [archive]
- Dr Kirsty Entwistle [archive]
- iatdd.com/dr-kirsty-entwistle
Dr Kirsty Entwistle Psychologist (uk-portugal-psychologist.com)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)