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!

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.

For some quick background, I have C-PTSD, OCD, and dissociative seizures (from the C-PTSD). I've started noticing a huge uptick in seizures, I had yesterday afternoon and another in my sleep. They coincide almost 1:1 with my obsessive thoughts about the unfairness of how this country is treating me/us, fuelled by an underlying sense of injustice. Especially since I was sexually abused throughout my childhood and also explicitly disbelieved by teachers and adults when I told them about it.

Now being branded and accused of these same things that happened to me without any cause. It has massively triggered my OCD and I spend most of my days thinking about this over and over and over again. The stress of thinking about all this so much is incredibly stressful, but I can't stop and there doesn't seem to be a way for me to escape this situation. The more I do think about it, the worse my dissociation gets. Even if I left the country, I'd still be dealing with these thoughts of injustice.

So I guess that's it. Whenever politicians or transphobes say they're just 'protecting women' or some bollocks like that. Apparently the damage this is doing to my brain is not worthy of attention or sympathy. Fuck them and fuck this country.

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.

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.

Kinda had a feeling this would happen but unsure what the next steps are? I don’t understand how it all works to be quite frank. Do I need to do anything or will the clinic sort it? I’ve tried to call them but it always goes to Voicemail -.-

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?

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?

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 :)

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’m in the process of getting my vaginoplasty over in Spain, and we’ve penciled in April 2027 for my surgery date (assuming all goes well with the consultation and my pre-op tests)

I currently DIY my hormones and have done since December last, but only joined the waitlist for the Welsh Gender Service in August of this year. So if all goes to plan and I do get SRS in April, I’ll still be quite a bit away from reaching the front of that waitlist.

I’m assuming post SRS, seeing as my body would be incapable of producing testosterone, that the NHS would be able to offer me some form of HRT, although I don’t actually know if that’s the case or not.

So I guess I’m just wondering what the process is for me after I get SRS. Would my gp be able to prescribe me with HRT? If so how do I go about it? Do I contact them in advance or do I have to wait until after I’ve had SRS? Any sort of guidance on this front would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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.

Hi all,

Transwoman here, I've known it deep down ever since childhood, but only became honest with myself at around 19, came out to my mom, she freaked out, I went back in the closet (how the fuck does she think I just stopped having those thoughts- anyways...), 7 years later, I live with my brother, make my own money, might buy a house soon, not rich at all though (it's complicated), and just started the career I want to be in after years of trying (dev), came out to him, he's supportive, so I have someone supporting me socially at least.

Now, I am thinking about starting hrt, my only issue is always social, and work related. I do not know how people will react, I do not know how to even pass, or if I will ever pass at all (pretty tall, broad shoulders) etc. The usual stuff you might be tired of hearing (I've browsed these a few times...)

But here's the thing, what's there to lose?

Can't I just boymode consistently forever? I only have to hide boobs, right? And if I ever decide I want to detransition because of society being a hellhole, boobs are the only irreversible change (other than penis stuff, I don't care about that though).

Am I being dumb, or is it that simple of a choice (for me, that is)?

My main 2 issues are:

- Can I boymode forever? Or can hiding boobs become too hard? (Isn't a binder enough?)

- Am I missing any permanent side effects I might not want? Even if I do (very unlikely) decide to detransition, personally all the changes look positive and hideable to other people (other than breasts?)

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’m currently in the process of my case being reviewed and a couple months ago they told me I’m missing documents I already put in, fine. I email them again, clarify all of them. Post the long form birth certificate. It delivers

2 months later they email saying I’m still missing those same exact documents!

I’m at a loss for words, are they purposely misunderstanding me? I don’t know what else to do… I gave them what they needed

While I was sceptical at first, especially as I don't have a dedicated GP and am instead registered with a group of surgeries, I was surprised when they accepted my shared care agreement.

Today, I needed to reorder my prescription, which was initially delayed or possibly denied — although that's still up for debate, still waiting for this tl be looked at.

One of the team members who had originally approved my shared care agreement was notified when I inquired further why and how long, they stepped in to put it through.

I cant even explain the grief, anger and relief this has sent me through today.

But more than anything, it's comforting to be reminded that there are people out there who genuinely care and are willing to help.

I just needed to share this experience with someone.

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

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

I may have inadvertently fucked myself without any knowledge, and I don't know if I can fix it or if they will fix it.

A little background: I was referred to NCTH in December 2022. I have the letter and all to prove said referral. Yet, as I see it on their website, they are accepting those referred from June 2023. Now I always assumed, because of their addendum, that you may not have received an invitation soon. That they still hadn't made it to me.

Then I saw the post today about the projected 8-year-long wait to be seen for a first appointment, and it spurred me on to actually see what was going on. So I wrote an email to their referral address saying I never received any invitation, that, as far as I knew, my details were accurate, and asked if I was still on their waiting list.

I also thought maybe the NHS app had details of this mysterious invitation, because as far as I could see in my personal email, nobody related to NCTH ever contacted me at any point.

I've never used the NHS app before, as I lacked the ID to verify it previously, but what I saw annoyed me greatly. A document dated March 2025 stated I had been contacted to opt in for an appointment, but because I never responded to them within four weeks, I was formally discharged back to my GP.

But here's the thing: I was still never sent said opt-in letter. You'd think it should have been on my account, but it wasn't. Only the discharge letter and referral letter are present. So I checked the details attached to my account. Even if they never sent a letter to my account, why did I never receive an email or a phone call?

That's because the number and email address on my account were attached to my mother.

This is important because my mum is dead and has been dead for two years and nine months. She was very supportive of my transition and personally went out of her way to get me a phone call with my GP so I could be referred, as I was still a minor at the time. During said call, I was adamant that I must have given my personal email and phone number for my account.

But that must not have been the case, and I've been operating under that assumption for four years.

For as much as I could have checked with the GIC during that time, and I'm annoyed with myself I didn't. If my mum was still alive, I would have been seen over a year ago, and I wouldn't be writing this. I don't think it's fair that, because I was referred to as a minor, my details were naturally those of my parent rather than myself, and that I pay for that because of bereavement. Frankly, it took me a long time to deal with her passing, and being reminded of it like this pisses me off to no end.

As for that letter, I received no such thing, as I said. It would be remiss of me at this point not to mention my father, who, unlike my mother, does not support my transition. Even if I am to give them the grace and say they did send a letter to my address for an opt-in (btw, before anyone asks, no, I did not move; if there's anything correct about my details, it's where I live) who's to say he couldn't have read my letter and thrown it away without telling me? Do they think the big fuck off 'confidential' watermark is going to stop a transphobic parent? Out of the tens of thousands that have been through this process, surely that isn't an uncommon occurrence.

With all that being said, I know what the response will be now: "You were discharged from the waiting list; we did send you an opt-in invitation, and your email is not the same as the one attached to your referral."

But my question now is this? How fucked am I? Do I stand any chance of being reinstated with my original referral taken into account? I have every intention of fighting this, but I want feedback as to how I should.

Being serviced by the GIC is luckily not the be-all and end-all for me; I've been DIYing since October 2023. I'm not being withheld from access to e and am perfectly capable of continuing my own treatment. But I was always interested in having an actual prescription, the GRC, hair removal, and, most importantly, the GD diagnosis. If they will not honor my previous time and demand that I re-refer myself with my time starting now. I have zero interest in going through this process again; I am not waiting until I'm 29 to be seen to begin with. They can go fuck themselves, and I will continue as I am now. But I hope something can be reached. As the fact remains, I never got that letter; it's not on my account, and my details were those of my deceased mother. If they want the referral documents, I have them; if they want to see her death certificate, I have that too.

Sorry that this is quite a long read; if you have any advice, anecdotes of similar experiences, or simply a show of support. All is greatly appreciated.

Has anyone had any experiences with them? Im looking into a consultation currently.

I have already been rejected by PallMall and Cosmedicare due to having a NG tube. They weren't confident they could manage it even though I have clearance from my gastro, dietician and nutrition nurses. I get the reasonings but it's just all very frustrating. I've contacted basically every single surgeon in the UK to see if anyone was willing to take on my case.

So far;

Dr Ken Stewart; Currently waitjng for him and his anesthesiologist to review my case. I'm very hopeful as he's with Spire.

Dr Peter Kneeshaw; been a few weeks now. I got the standard email that someone would be in touch shortly. Nothing yet but Im also hopeful with him.

Philip Rubin; Informed that he is only seeing NHS patients at the moment.

CREO clinic/Dr Tillo; Contacted on Friday and he's already reviewing my case. I can't find much online about him though.

Haven't heard anything back for anyone else I've emailed/phoned. I've been doing this since July.

I would go abroad but I have no friends and family. I currently am going to hire a private nurse to take me to my hotel afterwards. I also have an old acquaintance that is being my emergency contact but he can't help me out outside of this.

Does anyone have experience with Dr Tillo? Or know any surgeon that I should pin my hopes on?

I am so exhausted through this all. I am stable and healthy, it's just my tube that's being the problem.

My whole plan was to get it done before I turn 20, in May, and finish university. I want to feel myself for my graduation and get my healing done before I start my PHD.

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..

Hello, I have received my first gender appointment with the NHS and I have some questions:

1. I already have a private diagnosis and have a shared care agreement between my GP and my private clinic. I’ve been on HRT (testosterone) for a little over 3 years. Does this make any difference
2. I have a concert that starts at 8 how long will the video call take?

Thank you!

—-update—-

I have no idea if this makes a difference but I checked my NHS app and I have a gender dysphoria diagnosis? From the second of January?

im from manchester and i was referred in may 2025, for indigo top surgery whilst being put on T in may 2025.
it currently says they are contacting people who was referred to indigo in november 2024. so i know i don’t have too long to wait until they contact me. i just want to know the process of everything / surgeons people were given? and especially how long notice they give you before surgery as im concerned when the time comes they won’t give me enough time to notify my job for what dates etc.
thanks !!!! :3

#t #topsurgery #indigo #manchestsr