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Transgender people face two-year wait

euryale-dreams:

tranarchist:

3999999:

thecringeandwincefactory:

anarcho-rokabilly:

tranarchist:

Transgender people are waiting up to two and a half years for initial consultations at NHS gender identity clinics.

This is despite an NHS England pledge in 2016 to bring waiting times to below 18 weeks by 2018.

The average wait from receiving a GP referral to getting a first appointment is 18 months.

Needless to say this is completely unacceptable and the denial of healthcare for literal years leads directly to preventable trans suicides- which the gender clinics don’t even acknowledge.

Even worse is that the only reason there is any waiting time at all is because of the perceived need to “““diagnose”““ trans people. As James Barrett, the current head of Charing Cross gender clinic states- “The least certain diagnosis is that made by the patient, made as it is without any training or objectivity” (x).
Trans people can’t simply be trusted to know that they are trans, only a medical “specialist” is supposedly qualified to know this.

If it wasn’t for this inherently transphobic gatekeeping, trans people could be prescribed hormones and referred for other treatments directly by their doctors- just the same as cis people- on the basis of informed consent.

Hey this is what i’m going through RIght Now :)))

This is asinine. Stay strong ❤️

what this neglects to mention is that 2 years is more or less the SHORTEST time you’ll have to wait. I’ve talked to people who’ve been told they’ll wait at least 5 years.

and this is not the time you wait to get on hormones, oh no, this is just the first appointment. you’ll need at least two depending on the practice. the appointments can be several months apart. the only way to get treatment sooner is going private but not everyone can afford £250 appointments + travel costs. so basically if you’re poor and trans in the uk it’s incredibly difficult.

Yep I waited over a year for my first appointment at Charing Cross only to find out it was going to be almost another whole year before the second one.

They absolutely refuse to approve hrt after the first appointment regardless of if you’ve socially transitioned.

In fact in the mid-2000s Barrett and other staff at Charing Cross tried to have another doctor there struck off from the medical register for failing to follow this arbitrary waiting period because he was approving hrt on the first appointment based on individual circumstances (they failed, but he retired soon after). And they also come after gps prescribing hrt to trans people.

They really are insistent that trans people be denied hormones as long as possible.

That last point about them going after GPs who circumvent their violence is why I will never in my life support a gender clinic, regardless of how “good” they are: The clinics are intently motivated to undermine independent, trans friendly physicians because a world that does not need specialist clinics for trans people is a world that does not need them.

Transgender people face two-year wait

Hmm…if I follow his advice, then I shouldn’t follow his advice.

Still – I promise to not ‘listen’ to ‘idiot bloggers,’ especially those who post exploitative images of naked women on their own blogs and try to ‘school’ 47 year old women who have been in the industry.  

Concentration camps are opening in Russia.

smitethepatriarchy:

keyfornodoor:

kacka07:

keyfornodoor:

shamwowxl:

not-so-secret-nerd:

childofwestwind:

Do not let us die again, we where left once before because of a part of ourselves we can’t control.

Don’t let is die, don’t ignore our cries.

LGBT concentration camps are

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov solution to the “gay problem”. This is real. This is happening right now

Here

Statement from the Russian LGBT Network:

We are grateful to everyone who contacted us and asked how they can help. What do we need now?
– Help us to spread the information about the fact that the Russian LGBT Network is ready to evacuate people. Please think for whom this information can be useful. You can spread the information publicly or personally. Everyone who needs help can contact us by email or call the Hotline (8 800 555 73 74). The call is free all over Russia.
– In accordance with the Russian legislation, every citizen can apply to the Investigative Committee with the demand to investigate the information about the crime published in mass media. We encourage everyone to apply (the template of the claim will be published tomorrow).

We understand that many people want to help those in need. But please remember that any uncoordinated actions can put in additional danger people in need and those who are ready to help. Therefore, we do not recommend to collect the addresses of people who are ready to provide temporarily shelter.

Be aware, that the situation with the human rights in the North Caucasus is truly difficult. Now people’s lives are endangered and the only way to help is the evacuation. The Russian LGBT Network has the necessary resources to evacuate people, there is a team that already makes every effort to safe lives. That is why we ask everyone to share with us the information about people in need and any offers of assistance.

the highlighting was mine- don’t dm people asking if they’re ok and if they know about this. even if you think your messaging system is secure. encryption is a two way street, and if their end is NOT secured it doesn’t really matter what your end has. especially since those arrested have had their phones confiscated, you do not want to give the authorities any more evidence. however, if you are in a position to do so, posting about it publicly will increase the odds that those who need this information see it. 

Shit.

This is not even the news being news, as a person who can read Russian I can sadly confirm the information. Also, seconding the reblog before mine – DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT MESSAGE PEOPLE DIRECTLY ABOUT IT. YOU CAN PUT THEM IN DANGER BY DOING THAT. Especially if using any Russia-based messaging app/social media. Russian police are assholes they are known to confiscate things they are not allowed to confiscate and request and get the information they are not allowed to get and generally ignore the same laws they are supposedly enforcing. The less evidence they can get by legal or illegal means, the better.

There is not a lot of people from Russia subscribed to me or even a lot of just people who are subscribed to me in general, but the more information is spread about this, the better. If you know any LGBT people living in Russia or Chechnya (Especially Chechnya!) you probably should reblog this. 

Good thing I am not living in Russia right now.

Если вы являетесь человеком нетрадиционной ориентиции и/или гендера проживающим в Росии или Чечне(Особенно Чечне!) вам лучше прочитать этот пост по крайней мере с помощью гуглопереводчика прямо сейчас.

Hundreds of men suspected of being gay are being abducted, tortured and even killed in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya:

Russian newspapers and human rights groups report that more than 100 gay men have been detained “in connection with their non-traditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such” as part of a purge. Several people were also reportedly feared dead following violent raids.

Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch wrote: “For several weeks now, a brutal campaign against LGBT people has been sweeping through Chechnya.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/04/10/chechnya-has-opened-concentration-camps-for-gay-men/

Two television reporters, a waiter, and numerous other men ranging in age from 16 to 50 have been reported missing from the state of Chechnya, in Russia.

In one instance, a 16-year-old boy was detained but reappeared later with severe injuries from being beaten.

Human rights activists in the area believe that authorities have been arresting and killing the missing men, all of whom are believed to be gay.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/04/07/british-government-calls-for-urgent-investigation-into-abhorrent-gay-purge-in-chechnya/

Also reported by:

There’s also a petition HERE, but I don’t imagine that that will change something. 

Reblogging again for more information because it is really better to be informed about those things.

This is a nightmare.

Text – H.R.193 – 115th Congress (2017-2018): American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017

raggedyranger:

All jokes and memes aside, THE US CONGRESS is trying to PASS A BILL THAT WOULD WITHDRAW OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 

That includes:

  • ending all financial contribution to any operations
  • REPEALING ANY INVOLVEMENT OF UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS 
  • repealing diplomatic immunity ((less concerning than some of the other points))
  • repealing participation in any UN educational, scientific or cultural programs
  • REPEALING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTS OF THE 1970s THAT Y’KNOW GIVE US A MEANS TO HAVE CLEAN WATER AND AIR
  • REPEALING ANY PARTICIPATION IN/WITH THE WHO (WORLD HEALTH ORG.)

Now is the time to reach out to your senators and representative  and let them know NOT ONLY IS THIS NOT OKAY, BUT IT WILL ENDANGER MANY LIVES. Email them / call  them / tweet them / all of the above. Repeatedly. Make their offices look like the Dursley’s home when they were trying to block letter’s from Hogwarts. 

If you’re not in the USA, some of your followers may be. Let’s not see this country try and one-up Brexit. 

Text – H.R.193 – 115th Congress (2017-2018): American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017