My best trans healthcare tip is: meet other trans people, support them, and allow them to support you.
Troy (he/him)
My best trans healthcare tip is: meet other trans people, support them, and allow them to support you.
I think no one teaches you how to be a patient, or how to advocate for yourself. It’s important to know yourself and your body and even do a bit of research before you go to an appointment.
While being treated with legitimacy and validity is rare in a medical field and legal system that doesn’t recognise us, there are those who will listen. And it couldn’t be more liberating.
I really hope in the future that trans healthcare is free, fair and available to everybody and people won’t have to spend years waiting for it.
A friendly support group chat, with boundaries to avoid burnout, is great for sharing the mental, emotional, and administrative load!
We are appalled but not surprised at the Government’s reported decision to row back from banning conversion practices for trans people. Just a few months ago, this same Government called […]