There’s a tendency amongst cis allies to think GICs just need more money to get through the wait list & that will resolve trans healthcare. I used to think this too.
GICs are set up to gatekeep transition, to make it as difficult as possible to access a treatment cis people can get from their GPs.
GICs are set up to gatekeep transition, to make it as difficult as possible to access a treatment cis people can get from their GPs.
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The issue isn’t their existence it’s that they’re setup in opposition to trans people rather than alongside them
Im saying something different though
However..
B. GICs are set up around a model of care that centres expensive and well paid clinicians
C. Yet, for various reasons far too few clinicians are attracted to this sector
Neither B nor C needs to be the case