“NHSGGC said the change will ensure patients with “gender incongruence” are supported and placed appropriately on waiting lists.”
Oh, good. Waiting lists.
Go in any UK trans spaces and like 10% of the posts are like “3 years ago I asked for a referral from my gp and I just checked and it turns out he didn’t/ referred me to some Christian “””therapy””” service”.
Self referral exists for a reason because gps are frequently very bias or unwilling to help trans people, I’ve been fobbed off by two even for getting basic blood tests and had one roll his eyes at me. Literally just finished talking to a friend who got treated horribly by one yesterday it’s so common.
No reason to make this mandatory other than to inconvenience trans people so the waiting list numbers don’t look as bad as 20% of them will get fucked over by their gp in the process and kept off the waiting list for an extra 2-5 years.
There are a wealth of DIY HRT websites and guides written by trans folk out there, and given the NHS wants nothing to do with us, may as well look after ourselves. Fuck the GIC system and all who “work” in it.
Oh, it looks like a new conversion therapy service in all but name… appropriate care path?????
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“NHSGGC said the change will ensure patients with “gender incongruence” are supported and placed appropriately on waiting lists.”
Oh, good. Waiting lists.
Go in any UK trans spaces and like 10% of the posts are like “3 years ago I asked for a referral from my gp and I just checked and it turns out he didn’t/ referred me to some Christian “””therapy””” service”.
Self referral exists for a reason because gps are frequently very bias or unwilling to help trans people, I’ve been fobbed off by two even for getting basic blood tests and had one roll his eyes at me. Literally just finished talking to a friend who got treated horribly by one yesterday it’s so common.
No reason to make this mandatory other than to inconvenience trans people so the waiting list numbers don’t look as bad as 20% of them will get fucked over by their gp in the process and kept off the waiting list for an extra 2-5 years.
There are a wealth of DIY HRT websites and guides written by trans folk out there, and given the NHS wants nothing to do with us, may as well look after ourselves. Fuck the GIC system and all who “work” in it.
Oh, it looks like a new conversion therapy service in all but name… appropriate care path?????