Interesting video linking rise of Nazism directly with anti-trans ideology pre-WW2

It was one of the best feelings I've had in years!

I wasnt actually expecting it... I had an appointment to change my NHS records a month ago, but was never given any confirmation. Then, out of nowhere, the doctor called for Amy! Felt a rush of excitement I didn't expect to feel going for a jab!

Havent started hormones yet (soon), but one of the first hurdles has been cleared!

The government is hearing oral submissions from members of the public -

On this Thursday they are hearing from :

Organizations like Sex Matters, LGB Alliance, the Gay Men's Network, Stonewall, and faith-based groups have presented or scheduled oral and written submissions concerning the scope of criminalization, definitions of abuse, and impacts on families, speech, and counseling.

This includes Dennis Kavanagh the guy who preferred AIDs to trans people - and was banned from social media for hateful conduct

And Helen Joyce who famously called for Trans Erradication - referring to all trans people as a “Huge problem in a sane world”

Notably there are no pro trans voices (No I don’t consider Stonewall an advocacy group) giving evidence .

I would propose contacting the committee https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/851/draft-conversion-practices-bill-joint-committee

Or advocacy groups to question the standing of these organisations to provide expert witness

https://committees.parliament.uk/submission/4010/#/evidence/4010/call-for-evidence

Does anyone know what this even means?

I contacted the GP clinic and they have no info aside from the fact the referral was made following the GP appointment, they have no info on the 'different course of action' and advised calling the GIC (I don't know the phone number or the clinic name because this update replaced the previous info about the referral)

Does this mean my referral was turned down? I did see the referral letter in my appointment notes and the GP misunderstood a lot of the stuff I said, but it still seemed good enough that a GIC would be willing to see me.

Hey all.

Please note this could be triggering. Please do not read if this could cause difficulties for you. It does mention refusal of care and end of life ideation so please take precautions where necessary.

Found out recently that my GP has gone on long term sick and she was managing my prescription.

I'm post op and been on HRT for 7 years. I've finished the treatment pathway with the Gender Clinic and been discharged last year.

However, the practice I'm with is now saying that shouldn't have happened and I need a shared care agreement in place for them to continue prescribing hrt. I've told them I have no hope of being able to get one but its falling on deaf ears.

Looking into it, it seems GP's are now being guided to only operate on shared care arrangements as per the RCGP guidance, which others defer to. So it looks like I have little chance of fighting it. There is one part in the guidance where it says ongoing treatment that is well established should not be removed abruptly but that seems the only part in my favour.

As I'm discharged the only option is referral to a gender clinic again, which will be years away. I dont have access to other GP's due to them previously refusing to prescribe so have no means to find a new GP. Im told by my Housing Service my case isnt important or urgent, so im not a priority to be rehoused somewhere that would have a GP willing to continue prescribing.Regardless, I have no idea where I could move to and get support. I am going to contact the gender clinic tomorrow and am looking up trans actuals guidance and similar.

Im disabled and cant afford to move privately. Obviously I can't afford private either. Im genuinely unsure of other methods and thats not a real possibility currently either.

So im in bits currently.... again.

I have attempted to take my life because of this already. The change in NHS guidance for hospital stays 10 days ago, contributed to that. I have survived but im still vulnerable to further trauma triggering another attempt. I am getting help so please understand im trying here.

This is so needless though and i just am not in a good way. These ghouls just do not know the harm they do.

I'll start this by saying I'm no longer on the list; I got on to the TransPlus pilot and I am extremely grateful for it.

However, the new stats released show that the Tavistock times are up to fifteen years. This would be unacceptable in any other healthcare sector; my department had emails because patients were waiting 6 days for a procedure. The only reason there's no public outrage about this is because it's gender care, and the vast majority of the public either has no idea the wait is that extensive, or thinks it's cosmetic care anyway. That perception is what allows the NHS to, effectively, take the piss.

Fifteen fucking years.

Utterly ridiculous. Appalling. Disgusting.

I used to live in the East Midlands and I would constantly get bad stares, harassment and one time even assaulted on the street. I've been living in Nantes here in France for a year now and even with my broken French I've received nothing but kindness from all type of strangers I interact with, I don't even get misgendered which is something I never even cared for before... it takes me aback even to this day honestly.

Unfortunately, I need to move back to the UK in a month and will be moving to a city either in Cornwall or Devon due to personal circumstances. I've never been anywhere near this region before and now I'm anxious about experiencing constant harassment yet again, so I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience or reports regarding trans safety and acceptance in that region.

Every now and then, I see posts from folk asking about GenderGP ( GGP ), and every time I give the same response:

Don't do it

Now, I understand that, for many people, GenderGP may seem like the only financially viable option. However, I'd urge anyone considering the service to do their research first. There are a number of concerns worth being aware of, including the potential difficulty of finding a GP willing to enter into a shared-care agreement. This post lays it all bare.

My own experience was primarily with the sign-up process, so I can only speak directly to what I encountered. I've linked a post below that goes into considerably more detail about another person's experience and the concerns they've raised about the service.

It's genuinely disappointing to see how far GGP has fallen from the service so many people came to trust in the mid-to-late 2010s. In my view, it's squandered that trust and goodwill, and I can't help but feel it's lost sight of the very people it was supposed to help.

People seeking gender-affirming care deserve better than this. Whatever GGP once stood for, I can no longer recommend it. If you're considering using the service, please do your research and read about other people's experiences first.

I’ve known I’m non binary for few years now, but never bothered with the gp bcs it isn’t a recognised gender marker and I didn’t know if I wanted hrt.

Since then I’ve done a lot of thinking and realised I’m a lot more trans masc than I let on and wanna have some hrt. But with these year long wait times and rising transphobia, is there even a point? I’m dx autistic too and know this can cause some issues or delays in the journey. I do wish I had accepted myself some years prior and taken up the offer from the nurse at my gp, as I think with the wait times I’d be there by now. North West/Manchester way

I’m in my 20s so saving up is possible for me, is doing diy or the private clinics more worth the time?

Burnham wants to increase freedom of movement with the EU.

Could our various campaigning organisations please write to the EU and suggest that restoring gender recognition should be a pre-requisite of them agreeing to freedom of movement otherwise their trans citizens can’t benefit by coming here.

Bit of background I’m in the NHS pathway and been seen by Indigo. looking at hormones being prescribed in February but it won’t happen unless I reach out to the GP to get my blood pressure sorted. I scored 168/113 at the doctors but even at home I can’t get it lower than 139/89. even though they said I won’t get HRT unless I reach out I can’t make myself make the appointment. But it’s more than that, I’m nearly 40 and like most people who were closeted I was pretty disassociated from my body. It’s coming back and every shoulder issue, pain, Issue with constipation I’m panicking what happens if I’m admitted. Even though you Don’t get admitted for these things. I think what I’m worried about as well is that I was so good at getting all my documents changed over. Including my NHS number. I allmost imagine that they will be angry at me for doing so as I havnt started hormones yet. But I waited since august 2024 and I wanted to get it all changed over until they stopped me from doing so. Any advice would be appreciated. my friend who is normally supportive but cis doesn’t get it cos she is like “but you Never been admitted to hospital “ and “being admitted unplanned is rare”. But all I can think his the 2nd part of my life is much more likely it would happen. I’m also angry cos this is what the mad wizard lady And her lot want. And it feels like I’m letting them win. How do you get your head to work with the NHS?

Its booked in for mid December. I can believe, the wait is almost over! This will be the best early Christmas present ever

So I, 16MtF, have recently been looking into starting feminising HRT but the more I've researched the more confused and disappointed I've felt. Especially when looking at the waiting times with the NHS and the expenses of going private (Which I could just BARELY afford for a year at most with my current savings). As of last week, I'm out to most of my immediate family who were all accepting (YAY) and may help with any costs.

I've only started looking into HRT last Sunday so my knowledge is still quite limited, other available options that I haven't detailed here I probably haven't heard of.

My ideals for whatever I settle on are that it's: A: legal. B: Carries no likely health risks (common contamination, easy to mess up dosage, etc) C: Won't cause significant concerns for authority figures such as teachers from my college or doctors (I should mention I have no known health conditions and I'm not currently on any medication) and D: Can be started in a reasonable time frame (NOT 5+ years!!)

I've been putting off voice training for the last three months while I dealt with other things first, and now I've been wanting to start, but all I can seem to find that isn't old or 'not recommended' are resources focused on North American accents

I've done a bit of research and what I found is Wendler Glottoplasty but turns out voice feminsiing surgery is not funded by the NHS and it can cost above £4000 but ive seen results of before and after and it really surprised me how effective it can be. I still live with my parents so I'm still pretending to be a guy but im thinking of my options and voice is probably the most thing causing me dysphoria but I'd probably try speech therapy at first.

Does anyone know if there’s anywhere around Cheshire that does electrolysis and is trans-friendly? I’m like 10 rounds of laser deep now and except on my upper lip the only hair left is stuff that the laser can’t target and I’m getting desperate atp, I just want to not have fucking facial hair anymore. I already have to commute to Manchester just to get that, I can’t really afford to be travelling too far afield for electrolysis too.

I had it with Bellringer a few years ago..do I ask him or do I ask my GP? :S

Basically when I sit in a certain way, it puts pressure on something located near my butt like a bone or a muscle or something? and I can feel something shift that pokes near my vagina..I don't even know how to describe it tbh! It doesn't really hurt usually it's just something weird I've noticed that I never noticed before surgery..

Today I took my Prostap injection (11.25mg sub-cutaneous every 12 weeks) but as I was nervous as it’s only my second time doing it, I accidentally messed up part of the injection process by not ejecting air from the syringe before injecting. This meant the pressure stopped the solution going in easily and I only managed to get about 2/3 of it in before having to stop. I realised my mistake but by then it was too late so I stopped.

Has anyone had a similar situation? I’m going to call my hormone clinic tomorrow but any advice would be massively appreciated - I’m hoping I shouldn’t have any immediate side effects but will monitor myself and contact 111 if necessary :)

Been to 5 pharmacies in a day, all out of sustanon. Other people I know elsewhere are also unable to get a hold of any. Is this a sudden uk wide thing or is it just in Scotland right now? Kinda concerned as my levels aren’t used to this

Hi, so I've been trying to read up and understand but I'm just getting confused and hoping someone may be able to offer me some guidance.

I recently received a renewal letter for my driving license. But I'm getting confused and stressed (ADHD - forms are a nightmare for me🙃) on what route I need to do and how much it's going to cost.

So I've recently done an unenrolled Deadpool for myself - all signed etc.

The only place I've used this to "update" my name is with my new employer, I've yet to update anything else.

So what I need to do is:

- Renew my license

- change my name

- update my picture

- change my gender

I don't have a GRC, still a year away from applying on that, but currently receiving HRT through the NHS from a clinic partnering with my local ICB to prescribe hrt on an informed consent basis, so I would probably be able to get a letter explaining that but it wouldn't contain a gender incongruence/dysphoria diagnosis because they don't do that with my ICB and I haven't sought one privately.

I'm assuming I'll need to apply through the post office but:

- what form(s) do I need to ask for and

- what bits will I be paying for, will it be a separate amount for each thing?

(So renewal fee + pic fee + name/gender change fee?)

Thank you in advance if anyone can enlighten me on wtf I need to do 😅😭

I live in a town in the northwest, I don't feel safe to transition, I know trans people have got harassed here, and I'm near my very transphobic family, whose home I escaped a few years ago, I worry they would see me and harass or hurt me if I started transitioning. So I want to leave.

I also have cerebral palsy, which makes walking and other physical things draining and painful, makes getting consistent work to help get out of here even harder.

Every group I've contacted about my problem hasn't been able to help me, and the local council hasn't either, I just want to be safe to transition, I can't keep going like this.

I don't care where I end up as long as I'm safer, any advice at all would be very appreciated, thank you.

I was referred to The Laurels in Exeter many moons ago, not had initial appointment yet. Have recently moved to Sheffield, and to GP here. I'm a bit confused, wondering if anyone knows:

Do I need to move GIC to keep the referral?

Is this something I contact the GIC directly for or go through my GP?

Does the referral timeline start from the beginning if I move to new GIC?

Thank you

Hi! So, moved in mid-september to my new place and switched to a new gp that can accept my shared care but in the whole rush of moving in I completely gpt sidetracked and didnt tell my private clinic about the move or my new gp!

I did ask my new gp and my old one did send across some medication they had already ordered so I've had some HRT injection already.

What do I do?! I can admit I fucked up but does this mean I need a new shared care agreement? Any other documentation? Have I breached any important rules with the private clinic?

I have scheduled an email to confirm a review for next month. I've got about 3 weeks until its meant to happen and provided my new gp details and my new address and apologised. But is there anything else?