#uk transgender

[octalarium]

get me the juice that makes you old.

i am again shaking my little tin can for coins that will go towards my gender affirming hormone replacement therapy.

GFM (paid out monthly): https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-access-medical-transition

RedBubble (i get 19.9%) https://www.redbubble.com/people/spearheadprints/shop

status updates will be added as new reblogs, so check notes for updates!

[a-chilleus]

pinned post version: here is my in-progress directory of uk trans-resources :)

(i'm working on the accessibility and readability issues - i'm new to html, sorry!)

[galadhir]

Lancaster University launches national consultation to shape future of adult gender healthcare

Lancaster University researchers are leading a major national consultation to identify future research priorities for healthcare interventio

Trans folks in the UK, here is a survey you might want to do.

To quote rydra_wrong, whose Dreamwidth was where I found this: "Funded by Gendered Intelligence, led by a steering group which is half people with lived experience (in fact more than half, as some of the healthcare professional members also ID as trans), one of the two co-leads is a trans woman, and they're partnered with TransActual and GIRES, so this looks like real genuine co-production."

[ayronaught]

what is the news in the UK you speak of? -🇺🇸

Id: bbc news article screenshot. It reads:

UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

Summary

The UK Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

Judges say the "concept of sex is binary" while cautioning that the landmark ruling should not be seen as victory of one side over another

Transgender people still have legal protection from discrimination, the court adds - read the full 88-page judgement here

The Scottish government had argued that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) are entitled to sex-based protections, while For Women Scotland argued they only apply to people that are born female

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Too tired to properly rant but. People are hungry in the uk. Nhs is shocking. Public transport is shit. Cost of living crisis. Dangerous scary streets. But trans women are the biggest problem? Fuck off

Transphobic. Transmisogynistic. Intersexist. Bullshit.

[queerintheuk]

Woman who weaponised transphobic and ageist "protect our property children" rhetoric to prevent trans children from accessing life saving healthcare voice (aka literally FUCKING MURDERING THEM): Really everyone here is just weaponising these poor, innocent, truly helpless kids who have no idea what's good for them. Anyways, the real issue is social media. We need to get those innocent children off of social media because they're being manipulated by evil (trans) influencers who are making them think transitioning is good and can make them happy. This whole "we have actual statistics showing, along so many trans people saying, that socially transitioning and getting puberty blockers can help trans children be happy and not die" crowd is sooo obviously weaponising children in their argument. So it's really a both sides issue. Anyways, I've realised that without social media showing trans kids that they can be trans, children take more time before they transition (because they're too busy being miserable)! This means, if those pesky influencers shut the fuck up about being trans, less children will transition (because they will have killed themselves instead)! Yay, isn't that sooo good and exactly what we, the morally good protectors of children, want?

[the-transgenda-agenda]

There is a section of The Transgender Dictionary with resources for those living in the UK, btw...

[ruggedrookie]

if you're in the uk and rightfully concerned/angry about the supreme court and EHRC's transphobic propositions, here is a template of a letter/email you can send to your MP urging them to fight against them, provided by transactual. you can find your local MP and their contact information by entering your postcode here. more information (and directions on how to call or meet your MP, if you'd prefer) can be found on the trans solidarity alliance's website.

if you're outside the uk or would rather chip in monetarily, the good law project has a crowdfunder you can donate to.

[friendlyneighbourhoodpapergay]

Warning to trans people in the UK seeking healthcare on the NHS

(tws for mentions of abuse, hatecrimes, and transphobia/ invasion of privacy). (This is all from my experience and those I've spoken to. If your experience was different, I'm glad! But please don't derail).

The first appointments you have, you may be asked questions that are far more invasive and upsetting than you may be prepared for.

You may be asked:

-Whether or not you've been sexually abused. If yes, when this abuse took place and potentially who perpetrated it.

-Whether or not you've been emotionally/psychologically abused. If yes, when this abuse took place and potentially who perpetrated it.

-Whether or not you've been physically abused. If yes, when this abuse took place and potentially who perpetrated it.

-How long your sexual and/or emotional and/or physical abuse went on for

These questions are invasive enough, but they will also be (in my experience and those I've spoken to) framed in such a way that it's almost implied that these could be some sort of "cause" for being trans. They are not asked by psychologists or trauma specialists, and the interview is not handled in a way to protect you from potential flashbacks or panic attacks etc.

You will also likely be asked:

-How your individual family members reacted to you coming out. If any were transphobic, they may expect details of what they did that was transphobic.

-How your friends reacted to you coming out. If any were transphobic, once again they may expect details.

-Whether or not you've experienced any transphobic hate crimes.

-What type(s) of hatecrimes you've experienced - Emotional, legal, employment, physical, sexual etc.

Once again, these questions are not given in a way that makes it clear what you are obligated to answer and what is optional. They are also not handled in a way that will protect you from flashbacks, panic attack or other reactions, and even without that risk, they're unnecessarily invasive and overall unrelated to the healthcare you're seeking.

My advice:

When they ask the questions, repeatedly ask them "Is this question obligatory?" or "Do I have to answer this question?". I and many I know didn't, because of the immense stress surrounding that first appointment after years of waiting. If you ask them, you can avoid not only giving out information that's far too personal for them to be entitled to, but also you can protect yourself from unwanted trauma-based responses being triggered.

Even if you don't have trauma and/or haven't experienced any of these types of abuse, I'd still recommend not answering these questions and asking which questions are necessary. Doing so will help make it clear that the invasive and potentially triggering questions aren't going to be tolerated by the trans community as a whole.