#i just don't trust that 'lmao men need to stay 500000ft away from gynecology' is a good response to genuine harm

[uncanny-tranny]

Man, as a trans guy and abuse survivor, whenever I see people saying the likes of, "lmao, men shouldn't be allowed in anything deemed 'women's healthcare'!" It just reminds me that - especially in healthcare - my safety and comfort will never matter so long as it continues to condradict people's preconceived notions of what constitutes people worthy of healthcare. It's just something I wish the well-meaning people who are rightfully frustrated with the state of healthcare would take a second to remember.

Yes, the healthcare system sucks and we must fix it. No, that doesn't mean we ought to leave behind people just because they challenge us on our own biases.

#healthcare #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #nonbinary #abuse tw #abuse mention tw #i brought up being an abuse survivor because of a conversation i had irl that amounted to 'male gynecologists are suspicious'... #...like maybe i'm a bad victim but i just think it's thoughtless to just erase us you know? #i just don't trust that 'lmao men need to stay 500000ft away from gynecology' is a good response to genuine harm #and it doesn't just apply to gynecological care by the way it applies to all care #that conversation just reminded me of this tendency people have to immediately become suspicious of ANYthing deemed out-of-the-norm #maybe this is poorly-worded and doesn't cover everything but it's just a really annoying issue to have #and honestly it's why i avoid doctors and almost every healthcare provider unless im like... actively dying