Ontario boosts access for trans people seeking gender confirmation surgery
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-boosts-access-for-trans-people-seeking-gender-confirmation-surgery-1.3478581?cmp=rss
CBC/By Laura Fraser, CBC News Posted: Mar 06, 2016 8:02 PM ET| Last Updated: Mar 06, 2016 8:08 PM ET
"There are potentially more than 800 health-care professional across the province who can now assess patients for sex-reassignment surgery, a change Ontario adopted March 1 to trim the more than two-year wait list for referral.
■Ontario expands referrals for sex-reassignment surgery
■Why transgender people can't get surgery approval in Thunder Bay
Until last week, transgender people hoping to undergo sex-reassignment — also known as gender confirmation surgery —could only get a referral through the adult Gender Identity Clinic at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health."
For those who need it and waiting so long, I am so happy. It's been 2 years and I am still waiting to hear from CAMH!!!!!. I couldn't wait any longer for them so I went ahead and paid for it on my own.
Love,
Clare