Christin Milloy
Working toward a brighter future for Canada
Trans Ontarians: Update the Sex on your OHIP Card and Prepare to Die* for your Cause
by Christin Scarlett Milloy | Published: Tuesday, 2012.09.04
http://chrismilloy.ca/2012/09/trans-ontarians-update-the-sex-on-your-ohip-card-and-prepare-to-die-for-your-cause/ (http://chrismilloy.ca/2012/09/trans-ontarians-update-the-sex-on-your-ohip-card-and-prepare-to-die-for-your-cause/)
This article has nothing to do with the question of government funding for SRS. While that is a very important issue to be sure, there are still other considerations which are of equal importance for trans and genderqueer persons looking to change their ID in Ontario.
Now that Ontario will very shortly be forced to begin issuing dignified, appropriate birth certificates with proper sex/gender identification flag to trans persons of all shape and description (or at least, to those whose identities presently conform to the binary), we collectively trans and genderqueer Ontarians will soon have greatly expanded options when it comes to controlling the identification documents our governments force us to live with.
This is indeed a great victory, one worthy of story and song. Problem is, great victories often lead to new battles when the war is not yet completely won.
Oh ffs. Could we stop the spread of disinformation? For the last time, every single form of ID except the birth certificate for an Ontarian could already be updated pre-surgery.
And the "possible fraud" is total crap. It has absolutely no impact on the patient. It's the DOCTORS who should be complaining about this, not the patients.
Maybe people could not complain for a second or two and actually do some very basic research.