We're hearing lots of reports of GPs refusing to prescribe HRT to their trans patients. If that happens to you (or has happened to you recently) help us to track and monitor the issue. Fill in our online form: https://tinyurl.com/TransActualHRT
Cate Blanchett is out to increase the representation of women as well as transgender and nonbinary people in filmmaking — but she wonders why it’s only women who are asked to help with this.
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In 2020, Swedish neuroscientists put 30 trans and 30 cis research subjects into a brain scanner and showed them pictures of their bodies. Then they showed them images where their body had been morphed to look more masculine or more feminine. The results support the natural order of gender identity.
Looking for a trans inclusive book, film or TV programme? Have a look at TransActual's entertainment library for recommendations. If you don't see something you think we should add, let us know down in the comments!
Type in transactual.org.uk/entertainment or go to the link in our bio and find it in the 'new from TransActual' section.
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"More training is needed for frontline NHS staff, I feel like the trans community is often required to educate the people who are gatekeeping their access to the services they need. The waiting times are maddening! Three years or more of waiting is is not acceptable, especially when gender dysphoria is your daily companion." Liv
LGBTQ Nation: Ten Argentinian police officers have been arrested and charged with the murder of a trans woman who was found strangled to death in a jail cell.
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Gender euphoria provides profound joy for transgender individuals by affirming their true gender identity, countering the distress of gender dysphoria.
Trans inclusive healthcare starts with you. But don't worry, TransActual are here to help. If you're a healthcare professional we now offer access to our highly rated introductory courses. We're running An Introduction to Trans Inclusive Care for GPs on Wednesday 29th May at 1pm. For more info and to book, or to find dates of other upcoming courses, type in www.transactual.org.uk/training
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH, argues that Hilary Cass of the UK Cass Review lacks the competences needed to make recommendations on transgender youth and transgender health.
"Trans people come in all shapes and sizes. The ones I have met are nice and just want to get on with their lives. It is wearing to have to justify your existence every time someone wants to call you out on something someone has read or heard." Louise
Trans teen ‘attempts self-mastectomy’ while waiting for surgery in ‘act of desperation’
National news outlets in New Zealand reported that the 18-year-old trans masc individual was taken to an emergency department early after attempting a “partial left mastectomy at home.” The incident was described as an “act of desperation” over the “unmet need” of masculinising chest surgeries.
What happens after the end of the second year of hormonal transition, once all the doctors say you've seen everything you're going to see. Why is it that basically everyone sees... well, a heck of a lot more?
This week on #StainedGlassWoman, we're talking about Transition Timelines, and the science--and lack thereof--of later transition!