Cal Horton
Research Fellow Cal Horton PhD | |
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| Alma mater | Goldsmiths, University of London (PhD) |
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| Fields | Transgender studies |
| Institutions | Oxford Brookes University |
| Website | growinguptransgender |
Cal Horton is a British gender studies scholar who is known for their research in transgender studies.[a] They are a research fellow at Oxford Brookes' Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice specializing in trans inclusion and Applied Trans Studies.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Horton earned their PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London on the field of cisnormativity, minority stress and the rights and wellbeing of socially transitioned trans children.[3] They are an advisor to All About Trans and stakeholder representative to the Trans Learning Partnership project.[3]
Horton's expert field of study is specialized in transgender care and education and well-being of transgender minors. They have published a wide range of research papers in peer-reviewed journals in the field since 2020.[4] They are leading research projects at Oxford Brookes University on the topics of Addressing Systemic Precarity: Trans Inclusion and Retention in STEM and Culturally competent outcome measurement in trans youth healthcare.[2][5]
Following the release of the Cass Review in early 2024, Horton was a guest on the podcast What the Trans!? alongside other guests Cora Sergeant, Natacha Kennedy and Reubs Walsh on a deep dive of the review.[6] Subsequently in July, Horton released another solo follow-up special episode for the podcast on the topic of Social Transition, Puberty Blockers and the Cass Review.[7] In August 2024 they published a critical review together with sociology researcher Ruth Pearce in the magazine Scientific American on the Cass Review titled The U.K.’s Cass Review Badly Fails Trans Children outlining the scientific shortcomings of the review and the potential harm to transgender minors as a result of it.[8][9]
In June 2024, Horton appeared as a guest on the podcast Science Vs on the topic of Trans Kids’ Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong? alongside Professor Stephen Russell and Ada Cheung.[10]
Horton has been an outspoken expert on the lack of support for transgender youth in schools in the United Kingdom and has worked to help improve conditions for transgender children at schools with their research.[11][12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Horton identifies as non-binary.[1]
They have a trans child with their partner.[14][15]
Bibliography
[edit]- Horton, C.; Pearce, R.; Veale, J.; Oakes-Monger, T. C.; Pang, K. C.; Pullen Sansfaçon, A.; Quinney, S. (12 June 2024). "Child rights in trans healthcare – a call to action". International Journal of Transgender Health. 25 (3): 313–320. doi:10.1080/26895269.2024.2360359. PMC 11268223. PMID 39055631.
- Horton, Cal (14 Mar 2024). "The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK's approach to healthcare for trans children". International Journal of Transgender Health: 1–25. doi:10.1080/26895269.2024.2328249.
- Horton, Cal (26 December 2023). "The importance of child voice in trans health research: a critical review of research on social transition and well-being in trans children". International Journal of Transgender Health. 25 (3): 389–406. doi:10.1080/26895269.2023.2295381.
- Horton, Cal (8 June 2022). "Experiences of Puberty and Puberty Blockers: Insights From Trans Children, Trans Adolescents, and Their Parents". Journal of Adolescent Research. 39 (1): 77–103. doi:10.1177/07435584221100591.
- Horton, Cal (8 June 2022). "Gender minority stress in education: Protecting trans children's mental health in UK schools". International Journal of Transgender Health. 24 (2): 195–211. doi:10.1080/26895269.2022.2081645. PMC 10128455. PMID 37114114.
- Horton, Cal (9 September 2022). "Institutional cisnormativity and educational injustice: Trans children's experiences in primary and early secondary education in the UK". British Journal of Educational Psychology. 93: 73–90. doi:10.1111/bjep.12540. PMC 10087670. PMID 36082674.
- Horton, Cal (13 December 2021). ""It felt like they were trying to destabilise us": Parent assessment in UK children's gender services". International Journal of Transgender Health. 23 (1): 70–85. doi:10.1080/26895269.2021.2004569. PMC 9879169. PMID 36713138.
- Horton, Cal (10 August 2020). "Thriving or Surviving? Raising Our Ambition for Trans Children in Primary and Secondary Schools". Frontiers in Sociology. 5: 67. doi:10.3389/fsoc.2020.00067. PMC 8022833. PMID 33869473.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr Cal Horton". Twitter. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Dr Cal Horton". Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Cal Horton - BERA". British Educational Research Association. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Cal Horton - Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "BLA-HAJ (Culturally competent outcome measurement in trans youth healthcare)". Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Reviewing the Cass Review". What the trans!?. 3 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Social Transition, Puberty Blockers and the Cass Review". What the trans!?. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "The U.K.'s Cass Review Badly Fails Trans Children". Scientific American. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Critiques of the Cass Review". TransActual. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Trans Kids' Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong?". Science Vs. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Stop using our kids to justify transphobia, say parents of cis children". Opendemocracy. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Transgender children face discrimination even at primary school level". British Psychological Society. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Parents just want their trans children to grow up 'awesome' amid 'worsening transphobia'". Metro. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "About - Growing up Transgender". 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "TransDad". Twitter. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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