“The news that the UK has fallen still further down ILGA’s European Rainbow List is sad – but also sadly inevitable.” That was the verdict of Helen Belcher, chair of […]
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Tink (they/he)
I got on well with the occupational therapist involved in my autism diagnosis. He felt like someone I could approach, so I messaged him about my gender and told him that I was embarrassed to approach my GP. The occupational therapist was really supportive. His support was empowering – he recognised where I needed support and where he could step back.
On Monday the EHRC released a document on single-sex services. The document encourages the repeatedly-debunked idea that blanket bans of trans people from toilets, swimming pools and crisis centres may […]
Just a few months ago, the Prime Minister called conversion practices “abhorrent”. The Government’s LGBT Survey of 2018 uncovered that trans people were twice as likely to be subjected to […]
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James (he/they)
In the end I started testosterone before I started University. Without the combined support of PALS, my psychiatrist and the GP I doubt this would have been the case.
When I needed assistance with transitioning, I decided to turn to my community again, as I no longer trust doctors. I received a binder through G(end)er Swap’s free binder program, which has been a massive weight off my shoulders (no pun intended) whilst I remain on the GIC’s waiting list for top surgery.