Jo Taylor is a British researcher who was lead author of research commissioned by the Cass Review, a document created as a pretext to ban transgender healthcare for minors in the United Kingdom.
Background
Johanna “Jo” Taylor attended University of York, earning a bachelor’s degree in 2006, a master’s degree in 2007, and a doctorate in 2012. Taylor earned a second bachelor’s degree in 2024.
References
Lichtenstein, D. P. (2025). Transgender youth: Asking the question(s). The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 41(5), 8–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbl.30869
Grijseels, D. M. (2024). Biological and psychosocial evidence in the Cass Review: A critical commentary. International Journal of Transgender Health, 27(1), 278–288. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2362304
Urquhart, Evan (May 2, 2024). Methods Change Raises New Questions of Bias in Cass Review. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/york-preregistration-turban-mmat-nos
University of York Institute of Mental Health Research (2025). Jo Taylor, Research Fellow, York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences. https://www.york.ac.uk/institute-of-mental-health-research/our-members/staffmembers-sciences/jotaylor/
Anti-trans coverage
Fiore, Kristina (April 10, 2024). Cass Review Finds Weak Evidence for Puberty Blockers, Hormones in Youth Gender Care. MedPage Today https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/transgender-medicine/109605
Selected writing by Taylor
Taylor, J., Hall, R., Langton, T., Fraser, L., & Hewitt, C. E. (2024). Care pathways of children and adolescents referred to specialist gender services: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326760
Taylor, J., Hall, R., Langton, T., Fraser, L., & Hewitt, C. E. (2024). Characteristics of children and adolescents referred to specialist gender services: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326681
Taylor, J., Hall, R., Heathcote, C., Hewitt, C. E., Langton, T., & Fraser, L. (2024). Clinical guidelines for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review of guideline quality (part 1). Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326499
Taylor, J., Hall, R., Heathcote, C., Hewitt, C. E., Langton, T., & Fraser, L. (2024). Clinical guidelines for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review of recommendations (part 2). Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326500
Hall, R., Taylor, J., Heathcote, C., Langton, T., Hewitt, C. E., & Fraser, L. (2024). Gender services for children and adolescents across the EU-15+ countries: an online survey. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326348
Hall, R., Taylor, J., Hewitt, C. E., Heathcote, C., Jarvis, S. W., Langton, T., & Fraser, L. (2024). Impact of social transition in relation to gender for children and adolescents: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326112
Taylor, J., Mitchell, A., Hall, R., Heathcote, C., Langton, T., Fraser, L., & Hewitt, C. E. (2024). Interventions to suppress puberty in adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326669
Taylor, J., Mitchell, A., Hall, R., Langton, T., Fraser, L., & Hewitt, C. E. (2024). Masculinising and feminising hormone interventions for adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326670
Heathcote, C., Taylor, J., Hall, R., Jarvis, S. W., Langton, T., Hewitt, C. E., & Fraser, L. (2024). Psychosocial support interventions for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326347
Editors (2-24). Gender Identity Service Series. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://adc.bmj.com/pages/gender-identity-service-series
Media
University of York Audio Visual Centre with Lorna Fraser and Jo Taylor (April 21, 2021). Jo Taylor Plenary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9rZMWeEyZI
University of York Audio Visual Centre with Jo Taylor (Apr 9, 2021). Jo Taylor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg4YlgwxyOY
Resources
University of York (york.ac.uk)
- Jo Taylor
- york.ac.uk/healthsciences/our-staff/jo-taylor
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)