Feature: The Dangers of Trans Broken Arm Syndrome

[stephaniec]

Feature: The Dangers of Trans Broken Arm Syndrome

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/09/feature-the-dangers-of-trans-broken-arm-syndrome/

Pink News/by Naith Payton   07/09/2015

"Accessing healthcare is another item on the long list of things that are harder when you're trans.Transition-related healthcare is notorious for long-waiting lists, unnecessarily strict requirements and a lack of local services.
But general healthcare is fraught with difficulties too. Trans people are frequently subject to poor standards of care due to prejudice or plain ignorance"

[suzifrommd]

Great story. Thanks for posting this Stephanie.

I've experienced this myself. At this point I don't mind it - if I have an opportunity to educate a medical professional about trans people, I feel like I'm helping. But I can see how it would get old fast, especially for people who wants to put their transition behind them.

Just one more situation where our community needs to make our voice heard.

[Amy1988]

Great story. Thanks for posting this Stephanie.

I've experienced this myself. At this point I don't mind it - if I have an opportunity to educate a medical professional about trans people, I feel like I'm helping. But I can see how it would get old fast, especially for people who wants to put their transition behind them.

Just one more situation where our community needs to make our voice heard.

You would think the dumb asses would worry about malpractice.  The fact that such a doctor obviously isn't  concerned about it tells me they are the very ones that end up killing someone due to incompetence.  It's good that these idiots show themselves so we know to avoid them like the plague.