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by KURT ZINDULKA
\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n
The mainstreaming of transgender ideology has had a \u201ccorrosive impact\u201d on British society and has had a negative influence on the wellbeing of children, a study from think tank Civitas has found.<\/p>\n
The former director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Kent, Dr Joanna Williams, wrote in her report\u00a0The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology<\/em>\u00a0that transgenderism has moved from a \u201cniche\u201d concern to a main political focal point over the past two decades as a result of the British establishment coalescing \u201cbehind the demands of a tiny transgender community\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cPreviously authoritative institutions now lack confidence in their own ability to lead and look to the transgender community as a victimised group that can act as a source of moral authority. However, this, in turn, erodes sex-based rights and undermines child protection,\u201d Dr Williams\u00a0wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople in positions of power within the realms of media, education, academia, police, social work, medicine, law, and local and national government have been prepared to coalesce behind the demands of a tiny transgender community,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n The report called for the government to ban the prescription of puberty blockers for children under the age of 18, to prohibit the study of transgender claims that contradict biological realities, and to ban schools from allowing students to \u2018socially transition\u2019 at school without the permission of parents.<\/p>\n