I’m in a similar situation also in the UK, having just spoken with my GP who has (I hope) added me to the 41-month waiting list for a clinical appointment in Newcastle. However in the meantime we have to place our feelings in context. In many nations, being openly trans is grounds for arrest and imprisonment. There is a global pandemic in which millions of poorer people have lost their lives and many millions more have lost someone they love. Here in the UK, the NHS is under pressure to be privatised which means public funding for gender identity treatment is a low priority and will probably decline without a change of government.
As trans people, we cannot regard our needs above the many other people who have more pressing concerns. Let’s see ourselves as fortunate.
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