A Sheffield college has sparked outrage on GB News after Lucy Marsh from the Family Trust claimed a new gender affirmation fund is "harming children".
The Sheffield College's new initiative will allow transgender and non-binary students to apply for financial support.
Under the new scheme, students will be able to request funds specifically for purchasing clothes and make-up.
Marsh, from the Family Education Trust, expressed concerns about the initiative and questioned whether the parents were even aware.
She said: "There's a huge problem because basically the college is affirming students and socially transitioning them into believing that they're transgender.
"One of the things that I would want to ask is are parents aware of this? Is it something that the college is going to be doing without the knowledge and the consent of parents?
"We know from the Cass review that actually socially transitioning children is not a neutral act, and it's likely to lead them down a pathway into puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in future.
"So I don't think that that colleges have any place to be doing this.
"They should be sticking to fact based education and not trying to socially transition students at college."
She added: "There's just no reason to do this. The other question I would want to ask is where is this money coming from?
"Because obviously schools and colleges are publicly funded, does this mean that taxpayers money is being taken from other areas that could be used to support the students who are struggling educationally?
"Is this being funneled into a transgender fund? It just seems to me there is there is no good reason for them to be doing it.
"There really isn't. It's actually harming children."
The initiative mirrors programmes already established at other UK institutions, including the University of Kent, where students can receive up to £100 for gender-affirming products and minor cosmetic procedures.
University College London has also allocated nearly £5,000 to help students with clothing, beauty products and travel costs for medical or therapy appointments.
The trial comes in the wake of the Cass Review, an independent NHS report, which found no substantial evidence supporting the use of puberty blockers and hormone treatments in transgender children.
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The Sheffield College's new initiative will allow transgender and non-binary students to apply for financial support.
Under the new scheme, students will be able to request funds specifically for purchasing clothes and make-up.
Marsh, from the Family Education Trust, expressed concerns about the initiative and questioned whether the parents were even aware.
She said: "There's a huge problem because basically the college is affirming students and socially transitioning them into believing that they're transgender.
"One of the things that I would want to ask is are parents aware of this? Is it something that the college is going to be doing without the knowledge and the consent of parents?
"We know from the Cass review that actually socially transitioning children is not a neutral act, and it's likely to lead them down a pathway into puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in future.
"So I don't think that that colleges have any place to be doing this.
"They should be sticking to fact based education and not trying to socially transition students at college."
She added: "There's just no reason to do this. The other question I would want to ask is where is this money coming from?
"Because obviously schools and colleges are publicly funded, does this mean that taxpayers money is being taken from other areas that could be used to support the students who are struggling educationally?
"Is this being funneled into a transgender fund? It just seems to me there is there is no good reason for them to be doing it.
"There really isn't. It's actually harming children."
The initiative mirrors programmes already established at other UK institutions, including the University of Kent, where students can receive up to £100 for gender-affirming products and minor cosmetic procedures.
University College London has also allocated nearly £5,000 to help students with clothing, beauty products and travel costs for medical or therapy appointments.
The trial comes in the wake of the Cass Review, an independent NHS report, which found no substantial evidence supporting the use of puberty blockers and hormone treatments in transgender children.
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