Trans children ‘will lose any hope of happiness’ under school gender guidance

The long-awaited guidance is not yet law (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Getty Images)

Trans and non-binary young children have ‘no hope of an education’ under new government guidance, campaigners say.

Many trans children socially transition, such as taking on new names, pronouns, haircuts and uniforms, to better embrace their gender identity.

But new advice published yesterday says this needs to be agreed by the school and parents must be involved in the ‘majority’ of cases.