Actually I didn't. It was a dependent statement of the one I made preceding it, about how
SOME are. Again that structure is confusing, but I wasn't blaming all detransitions on DIY hormones. I was saying the some have resorted to DIY hormones and it didn't work out. Again, some is not the whole of detransitioners... it's quite literally some.
I totally disagree with that logic. Again, do it DIY; it's dangerous but that's your choice. For some people, that is their only choice. But if you live in an urban area and have insurance or the means to afford it, you need to follow the proper process for transitioning. We're talking about powerful drugs that literally alter your body in more ways than just physical. It's serious...
Quote from: Renee on June 06, 2013, 11:14:41 AM
Actually, yes...You should actually be glad that people over the years have questioned the gatekeepers, it and the internet has really helped to make resources more readily available for younger people to get help sooner rather than have to wait decades until they have become so dysfunctional that even transition may not be enough to fix them. While standards of care are nice and dandy, they can also be used to refuse help to someone who may well need it just as much as you or I. And just so you know, even back when there were extremely strict rules governing who could transition back in the heyday of hospital run gender clinics, there were still those that jumped through the hoops by lying to the doctors and/or themselves and then later realized they made a mistake. Again, hoops aren't a guarantee, nothing is. Why make it so hard for others just to ease your mind.
just sayin'...
If my therapist questioned the legitimacy of my transition, I would listen to her. I don't think a qualified gender therapist is going to refuse any patient that expresses the need and exhibits the understanding of what they are about to do. If they do, see another. If two say no then the problem is maybe not them.
The only part of the standards of care I disagree with is the RLE pre-HRT. That for some people can be dangerous.
