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Dros Gymru lle gall pobl cwiar fyw heb ofn. — For a Wales where queer people can live without fear. linktr.ee/cwiar

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 23/09/2026
Meet Juliet Brown. She cancelled hundreds of evidence-based gender-affirming surgeries across all of Wales three weeks ago. Brown isn't a doctor. Or any sort of clinician. She's a businessperson, formerly a director of the service commissioning Tavistock.
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Meet the person that cancelled hundreds of surgeries for trans people
Juliet Brown, NHS Wales
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 18/09/2026
3 weeks on from all gender-affirming surgeries being cancelled in Wales, patients still have no answers from the NHS. 📨 If you haven't already, write to the NHS Wales Chief Commissioner and tell her why you're concerned by political interference in our healthcare. actionnetwork.org/letters/rest...
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NHS Wales must be held to account for cancelling trans surgeries
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 16/09/2026
Sarah Cooper-Lesadd has defected from Reform UK Wales to Plaid Cymru, stating that Reform are targeting minorities instead of working for Wales. But she must show to her constituents that she has moved on from the transphobic campaigns she supported as a member of the Conservatives and Reform.
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What has
Plaid Cymru's newest MS
said on trans rights?
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Sarah Cooper-Lesadd defected from Reform
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 14/09/2026
The government must take action to restore surgeries for trans people in Wales. 10 LGBTQ+ organisations from Across Wales have written to Llais, the statutory patient watchdog, demanding action to keep politicians' fingers out of our healthcare. cwiar.org/en/2026/09/1...
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10 LGBTQ+
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 14/09/2026
10 LGBTQ+ organisations across Wales have written to Llais, the statutory patient watchdog, demanding action be taken to restore gender-affirming surgeries in Wales. cwiar.org/en/2026/09/1...
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By email
Alyson Thomas
Chief Executive
Llais
14 September 2026
Dear Alyson Thomas,
Re: Pause of gender-affirming surgeries in Wales
We are writing jointly as organisations representing and supporting trans people and the wider LGBTQ+ community in Wales, regarding the decision made by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee to pause referrals for gender-affirming surgeries through the Welsh Gender Service.
We welcome Llais's public statement recognising the significant impact this decision has on trans people across Wales. Gender-affirming surgeries are safe and effective, backed by substantial clinical evidence. For many, gender-affirming surgery is a lifesaving procedure needed to live a normal and fulfilling life.
There has never been a national prohibition of a surgical procedure without clear evidence of harm before now. In such extraordinary circumstances, we believe the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee should have undertaken substantial patient consultation before reaching any decision.
We are calling on Llais as the Citizen Body for Health and Social Care to request an urgent meeting with the Joint Commissioning Committee and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to:
• Raise a formal issue with the Joint Commissioning Committee regarding its decision to pause surgeries and its impacts on patient safety.
• Request that Joint Commissioning Committee agree to surgeries resuming whilst the investigation takes place
We also request that Llais works with us to advocate for a formal investigation into the decision making processes that led up to this current situation.• • Cwiar
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We urge Llais to use every avenue available to advocate for trans patients and hold
NHS Wales to account.
We look forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Cwiar Cymru
LGBTQ+ Network North Wales
Pride Cymru
Transactual
Trans Aid Cymru
Trans Partnership Cymru
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
Umbrella Cymru
UNIQUE Transgender Network
We Exist
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 11/09/2026
Dwy wythnos ers canslo llawdriniaethau cadarnhau rhywedd yng Nghymru – beth yn union sydd wedi’i wneud gan Lywodraeth Cymru sy’n cefnogi pobl draws? Llawer o siarad, Rhai cyfarfodydd, Ond dim CAMAU GWEITHREDU. Mae’n bryd i arweinyddiaeth Plaid Cymru sefyll dros yr hyn y buont yn ymgyrchu drosto.
Dwy wythnos ers canslo llawdriniaethau cadarnhau rhywedd yng Nghymru – beth yn union sydd wedi’i wneud gan Lywodraeth Cymru sy’n cefnogi pobl draws?
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 11/09/2026
Two weeks since gender-affirming surgeries were cancelled in Wales, what has actually been done by the pro-trans Welsh Government? A lot of talking... Some meetings... But no ACTION. It's time for Plaid Cymru's leadership to stand up for what they campaigned on.
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What has
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 07/09/2026
If you’ve been affected by the gender-affirming surgery cancellations in Wales, free community support sessions are available from qualified trans therapists.
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Free therapy support groups for trans patients affected by surgery cancellations
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 05/09/2026
Just 426 people were referred for gender-affirming surgery in Wales last year. This compares to: - 8,213 hip replacements - 7,851 knee surgeries - 25,633 cataracts surgeries Until NHS Wales publishes its reasoning, patients will be left in the dark about the future. It's time for answers.
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It's time for answers from
NHS Wales.
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 03/09/2026
🏛️ Nearly every Plaid Cymru backbencher has demanded answers from the NHS on trans surgeries. In a joint letter, they asked what evidence, risk assessments, and consultations the NWJCC took in its decision. It's time for answers from NHS Wales.
Senedd Cymru
Welsh Parliament
Plaid Cymru
By email lan Green OBE
Chair
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Cc: Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Kirsty Williams, Chair, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1 September 2026
Dear Mr Green,
RE: Pausing of gender-affirming surgeries by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning
Committee
We are writing to express our profound disappointment at the abrupt pausing of planned operations within the Welsh Gender Service. The sudden nature of this decision by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has left patients, many of whom have been preparing for surgery for months or years, without the care they were expecting and relying upon.
The impact on individuals and the wider trans community in Wales has been significant.
Understandably, this development has caused distress, fear, and a deep sense of uncertainty.
This comes at a time when the rights and dignity of trans people across the UK are increasingly under pressure. You will know that gender-affirming healthcare in Wales is clinician-led, patient-focused, and carefully paced; it is not rushed, nor undertaken lightly.
In light of this, we would like to raise the following urgent questions on behalf of our constituents and the wider community:
• Why has surgery been halted for a form of treatment that has among the highest levels of psychiatric screening and one of the lowest regret rates of any procedure offered by the NHS?
• What specifically is the cause for concern?
• What evidence informed this decision?
• Why were patient stakeholders not consulted before the decision was taken?
• Was any risk assessment carried out regarding the impact of cancelling treatment at such short notice? If not, why?
• What role, if any, did NHS England play in influencing or directing this decision?
• What is the scope of any review now underway, and when can we expect its conclusions?Senedd Cymru
Welsh Parliament
Plaid Cymru
• When can patients expect surgeries to recommence?
• What safeguards are in place to protect patients' mental health during this pause?
• What commitment can be given to the continuation of therapies and hormone treatment during this period?
Patients deserve clarity, reassurance and a clear pathway forward. We would be grateful for a detailed response addressing each of the above points, together with confirmation of how the Welsh Gender Service intends to support those affected during this period of uncertainty.
This letter is also being copied to Suzanne Rankin and Kirsty Williams, Chief Executive and Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, given the board's role in administering the Welsh Gender Service.
We look forward to your reply.
Matthew Jones MS
Nick Carter MS
Donna Cushing MS
Kerry Ferguson MS
Marc Jones MS
Lis McLean MS
Rebeca Phillips MS
Niamh Salkeld MS
Lindsay Whittle MS
Lyn Ackerman MS
Alun Cox MS
Safa Elhassan MS
Leticia Gonzalez MS
Kiera Marshall MS
Anna Nicholl MS
Sarah Rees MS
Elyn Stephens MS
Elfed Williams MS
Beca Brown MS
Sara Crowley MS
Sera Evans MS
Carrie Harper MS
Becca Martin MS
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS
Mair Rowlands MS
Elwyn Vaughan MS
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 02/09/2026
Plaid Cymru has the power to intervene to restore lifesaving surgeries for trans patients - but it isn't. No review should come before patient welfare. There is still time to act and put people first.
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 02/09/2026
3 statements, no action. Thousands of trans people across Wales voted Plaid because they were promised a better, happier future for trans people in Wales. Plaid have been keen to continue this rhetoric - but rhetoric alone will not help the people suffering because of NHS Wales decisions.
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It's not too late for Plaid Cymru to overrule NHS transphobia
Fun fact: this guy has powers to do things
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 28/08/2026
🚨 All gender-affirming surgeries have been cancelled by NHS Wales 🚨 Read the full statement:
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NHS Wales has cancelled all trans surgeries
Read the Welsh Gender Service's official statement
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 13/08/2026
Our statement in response to Graham Linehan's comments on Brianna Ghey, who was murdered by transphobes 3 years ago.
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 31/07/2026
TRANSPHOBES LOSE AGAIN 👩‍⚖️ The High Court has resoundingly rejected the arguments made by Sex Matters to prevent adult policewomen from being able to make their own decisions.
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Anti-trans hate groups have lost another High
Court case
A very unhappy transphobe
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 27/07/2026
Wales must stand with Berlin after another horrific attack on queer people. We are glad to see clear support from the Welsh Government. “The Plaid Cymru Welsh Government will always stand up for LGBTQ+ rights and against hatred.” - Sioned Williams MS, Deputy First Minister 1/2
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 21/07/2026
Labour's attack on women's and queer rights has haemorrhaged support for them. But despite their catastrophic losses in the May elections, it seems this is a course they are determined to stay on.
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Labour's chief transphobes have been
re-appointed
Get ready for more 'dignity and respect' than ever before.
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 17/07/2026
Remember: The EHRC guidance is not law. It does not apply to individuals. Service providers can still provide gender inclusive spaces.
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Nid oes rhaid i chi gydymffurfio â chanllawiau'r
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 26/06/2026
'Some imaginary salt for your plate of shit' Read Cwiar's response to the 'ban' on conversion therapy and why it fails LGBTI+ people in Wales ⬇️ 'Halen ddychmygol ar gyfer eich plât o bethau' Darllenwch ymateb Cwiar i'r 'gwaharddiad' ar therapi trosi a pham ei fod yn methu pobl LDHT+ yng Nghymru ⬇️
DATGANIAD I STATEMENT
'Some imaginary salt for your plate of shit'
Our response to Labour's
'ban' on conversion therapy and why it fails LGBTI+ people in Wales
Cwiar CymruDATGANIAD I STATEMENT
'Halen ddychmygol ar gyfer eich plât o
cachau'
Ein hymateb i 'waharddiad' Llafur ar therapi trosi a pham ei fod yn methu pobl LHDTr+
yng Nghymru
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 11/06/2026
The EHRC Chair has no idea how her own code will work or who will enforce it: ⬇️ More
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 10/06/2026
The EHRC’s chair is asleep at the wheel. She is currently overseeing the biggest loss of human rights in a generation, with no evidence, no idea how it will work, and no care for those that will suffer. We continue to call on the UK Government to take meaningful action to remedy the Equality Act.
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 27/05/2026
There are 800 trans people in your constituency. What would happen if they all wrote to your MP? Only around 10% of constituents ever write to their MP. WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT - together. Go to www.writetothem.com and tell your MP why the guidance puts us all at risk. #transuk #lhdt #ehrc
There are 800 trans people in your constituency-
What would happen if they all wrote to your MP?Mae 800 o bobl draws yn eich
etholaeth.
Beth fyddai'n digwydd pe bydden
nhw i gyd yn ysgrifennu at eich AS?
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 22/05/2026
‘We are witnessing the systemic exclusion of LGBTI+ people from public life’ - Our full response to the EHRC’s guidance
‘We are witnessing the systemic exclusion of LGBTI+ people from public life’ - Our full response to the EHRC’s guidanceDATGANIAD | STATEMENT
Mae canllawiau drafft y CCHD yn
gywilyddus ac yn dangos bod
gwleidyddion wedi symud heibio
egwyddorion sylfaenol
cydraddoldeb. Mae'r llywodraeth hon
bellach wedi cael yr effaith waethaf ar hawliau dynol yn y ganrif hon.
The EHRC's draft guidance is shameful and shows politicians has moved passed basic principles of equality. This government has now had the worst impact on human rights of any this century.
CWIARDATGANIAD | STATEMENT
Yr hyn yr ydym yn ei weld yw
gwahardd pobl LGBTI+ o fywyd
cyhoeddus yn systemig. Nid oes
unrhyw dystiolaeth bod pobl
LGBTI+ yn peri unrhyw fygythiad i
eraill, ac nid oes unrhyw fudd i blismona toiledau.
What we are witnessing the systemic exclusion of LGBTI+ people from public life. There is no evidence that LGBTI+ people pose any threat to others, and there is no benefit to policing bathrooms.
CWIARYou can read our full statement at cwiar.org
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