Not being misgendered in a clinical interaction is a key part of enabling healthcare equality for trans people. Using disrespectful 'biological sex' is just a tool to further marginalise & harass trans people, and will further increase health inequalities, including for trans children. - ThreadSky

fiercemum.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Not being misgendered in a clinical interaction is a key part of enabling healthcare equality for trans people. Using disrespectful 'biological sex' is just a tool to further marginalise & harass trans people, and will further increase health inequalities, including for trans children.

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NHS England has just removed all guidance about changing gender + NHS number in system within the last hour. Now this link redirects to solely be about adoption.

pcse.england.nhs.uk/help/patient...

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hollybrigstocke.bsky.social•4 days ago

NHS trans healthcare provision is demanding and stereotyping, or abusive and obtuse at the best of times.

So much for those "pilot studies" bringing trans healthcare clsoer to the GP level. They were always a grifting scam anyway. It's not that complicated.

This is just spiteful.

rubecula52.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm going to add this topic to our Trust's training. Do you have any citations you'd recommend showing the importance of not categorising trans people as the wrong sex that I could include to preempt transphobes disagreeing with the comments?

lousadzak.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here’s the BMA guidance

https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/equality-and-diversity-guidance/lgbtplus-equality-in-medicine/inclusive-care-of-trans-and-non-binary-patients

lousadzak.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here’s a link about Ruth Pearce’s book “Understanding Trans Health”

https://ruthpearce.net/books/understanding-trans-health/

lousadzak.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here’s an article on some of the systemic issues trans patients face when accessing care

https://bjgp.org/content/71/713/e941

lousadzak.bsky.social•4 days ago

But mainly I would suggest this: transphobes don’t care about what such citations say or what the reality is for trans patients. They will simply express bigotry using whatever facile, facetious, or false statements they can muster. Do not pander to them.

foxdie.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/inclusive-healthcare/

57% of trans people reported avoiding going to doctor due to transphobia/fear of when unwell (which implicit misgendering through """biosex""" absolutely counts as)

bearealally.bsky.social•4 days ago

Not to mention but a few specific instances it's fully unnecessary (and not really anyone's business) to know birth/bio sex. This clearly harms trans/nb/intersex yet also serves no practical purpose. It can only lower efficiency in all relevant aspects and ultimately quality of care for all patients

kylora2112.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'll shout this from the rafters as long as I draw breath: just have a checklist of all the naughty parts everyone has because that's useful medical information.

alice-skye.bsky.social•4 days ago

As a transgender woman, my healthcare needs are more aligned with cisgender women than men. Access to oestrogen, access to breast screening, menopausal symptoms when my HRT is too low. The likelihood of developing prostate cancer is extremely low considering I don't produce testosterone.

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