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Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 7 months ago

My Doctor Emailed Me Back - Trans Writes

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My Doctor Emailed Me Back - Trans Writes

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Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 7 months ago
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In 2022 I made a video about my attempt to get gender-affirming care from the NHS entitled “I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times.” I showed that Britain operates a discriminatory healthcare system in which trans people have to beg permission to transition whilst the same medicine is available to cis people much easier. This results in years-long delays that have contributed to the deaths of multiple patients. I compared my odyssey through the system to the Joseph Heller novel Catch-22.
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    7 months ago

    I love Abigail’s work and watched her video on this subject at least 3 times, as well as sharing it with others. I highly recommend it as a companion piece to this article: https://youtu.be/v1eWIshUzr8

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      It’s one of my favourite video essays -full stop-, and that’s honestly a pretty high bar.

      Great followup too, even if it’s predictably infuriating and bleak.

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    This is an excellent piece of writing! Thanks for sharing it.

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