Sadiq Khan’s City Hall gives £100k to controversial charity mentoring kids on changing gender
SADIQ Khan’s City Hall gave nearly £100,000 taxpayers’ cash to a charity that mentors kids on changing gender.
Gendered Intelligence has been slammed for running workshops for children as young as seven.
The Sun on Sunday can reveal the Labour London mayor gave them a £94,847 grant this summer.
It is to mentor people aged 11 to 24 on “gender and identity”.
The charity runs an online session to “explore medical and social transition”.
It also holds different swim sessions, where you can: “Wear whatever you like as long as your bottom half is covered.”
Its website has tips on breast-binding and advice on accessing hormones and surgery.
It tells young people they can change their name, pronouns and title “at any time”.
Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall said: “Sadiq Khan is taking millions from the poorest with his Ulez tax grab to throw at this woke nonsense.
“This is an incredibly poor use of taxpayers’ money and shows once again that his priorities are not Londoners’ priorities.”
Tory MP Paul Bristow added: “It’s deeply worrying that the Labour mayor is sending taxpayers’ money to organisations that are pushing highly contested views.
“This is not what taxpayers would expect their money to be spent on and it’s certainly not in the best interests of children and parents.
“It just shows you the sort of thing a future Labour government may use taxpayers’ money for.”
A spokesperson for the Mayor said: “Sadiq is a Mayor for all Londoners and continues to do all he can to build a better London for everyone – from providing free school meals to all state primary school children, to supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the capital.”
Sources said Gendered Intelligence was subject to robust checks and a safeguarding policy review before it was given funding.
In a statement, Gendered Intelligence said: “We’re grateful to have received a grant from the Greater London Authority as part of their commitment to funding children’s and educational services.
“We’re proud to provide over 20 youth groups a month, many of which support some of the most disadvantaged young people in the London area. It’s a shame that the mayoral candidate doesn’t agree with our work to support London’s young people, but we’re going to keep on doing it regardless.
“Every young person deserves to have somewhere they can be safe and happy, regardless of their identity.”