trans gatekeeping (~+) 

way too many previous appointments to justify not being on HRT already: check
letter full of complaints mirroring mine to a T from the country's biggest LGBT advocacy organization: check
credible threat of self medication: check
backup plan in case I get denied anyway: check
fucks given: completely gone

let's do this

trans gatekeeping (~+) 

update: fortunately didn't need to pull out the big guns to push things in a more favorable direction, one last appointment before HRT most likely happens

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