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#(big tip if ur with a gic particularly chx is just fucking bug them bc their post always gets lost)
cliveguy · 3 years
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being trans in the uk is a paradox because the gic want you to "live" as your chosen gender for 2+ years before medical transition, but for a lot of trans people that's both humiliating and straight up dangerous. they want you to have legal documents stating you've lived as your chosen gender but in order to get those legal documents you need a note from a gender clinic to prove that you have gender dysphoria. they want you to have no mental illnesses then have 2 year wait times between referral and first appointment (if you're lucky and get into a clinic with a short wait time. otherwise you're looking at 4+ years)
#um.txt#trans#like god i consider myself very lucky with my transition the only setback was a medical issue that stopped me from going on hormones for 1yr#and the gic sending an appt letter in the post and it getting 'lost' and them just assuming i didnt want thr appt#(big tip if ur with a gic particularly chx is just fucking bug them bc their post always gets lost)#and from first referral to top surgery it will have been about 4 years#which btw is INSANELY fast for a gic#like i cant stress how insane it is to see some countries' hormone process taking a few months#bc here private doctors arent an option either since their waiting times are inssne#aside from gender gp but theyre slowed down by the government constantly suing them lol#tho gendergp are very good i emailed them once for info and the head doctor and i had an email convo over the next few days#where i got resources it took the gic 2 years to give me..#if ur waiting for a gic id definitely recommend just talking to gendergp since they can give free advice#anyway what was i talking about ummm#oh yeah i tried to get a grc but its so hard im gonna get my passport marker done firdt#OH ANOTHER THING is that the government tries to trick you into getting a £200 enrolled deed poll#DONT DO THAT . find a template online and make your own for free unenrolled deed polls are currently still valid#tho the gov are looking to make them invalid so id recommend changing all ur info asap#changing my name at my bank rly helped with legal stuff#who is reading this why am i giving this info#its late i napped and woke up now i feel weird
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