UK, trans, GICs, general salt
Looking at https://transhealthuk.noblogs.org/covid-19-gender-identity-clinics/#clinics - which, by now, I know I shouldn't - and chuckling grimly at the CHX listing giving waiting times of "33+ months".
Well, yes. If you follow the link, they admit they're seeing referrals made in Sep 2017, and they've been waiting "33 to 36 months".
However, it's grown far worse since then, with them recently advancing one month every five months (at most; it could be 6-7) - so someone joining their list today could expect to be seen sometime around 2036.
(In reality, it's more likely the "trial" GIC model per TransPlus, CMAGIC, and Indigo will be extended in some way, eventually producing a more humane system, even if still thoroughly medicalised - but that's going to take years)
Me? Probably 2028 or so. Which.. isn't something I can think about safely.
UK, trans, GICs, general salt
@porsupah uuugh, that waiting time is a killer
UK, trans, GICs, general salt
@FreyaManibrandr It's abominable. At least I was able to get started with HRT, though even /that/ took effort, with my first attempt rebuffed due to being "insufficiently socially transitioned" - the endocrinologist basically wanted me to do that /first/. And he remains one of the senior figures in the GIC system.
GRS, though - it's either somehow get through the whole GIC process, or go private, at around £14k. (There's no private insurance available that'll cover anything transition related, other than executive-priced plans, or a few for large corporations)
That is to say: fuck gatekeepers.
