Reform of Service Provision of Gender Identity Disorders in the NHS

"I am a transsexual woman who fortunately has been able to finance her own transition through the private sector. However, the vast majority of trans people cannot pay their way, which is quite understandable in view of the prejudice that minimises their e"

"I was referred to Leeds GIC over 12 years ago and was told by the psychiatrist that I would never pass as a woman. 10 years later, living as Ian, I was close to suicide. The decision to seek help privately has not only meant that I am happier but that I a"

"I was very fortunate to be able to afford private treatment but did not enjoy having to jump through all those hoops. Thank God I did not have to rely on the NHS, which seems to adopt the attitude that if the patient is denied treatment for long enough th"

"This subject gets a lot of flack from the genral public and as a result the money that the NHS spends is such that it gets very little because of this they try to make it as hard as pos to get this i hope will amend that."

"i think that transexuals shouldnt have to wait so long to have the op its unfair"

"i tgirl my self and long be a real girl as much as poss but it so hard still lets mnake it easier for out chilldren"

"I transitioned in Thailand with no problems & only help, guidance & understanding from the Thai medical profession. I am now running peer support groups for transsexuals in Dublin where I relocated 8 months ago. Why ? Because of all the stories co"

"sick of the all the cancellations at porterbrook clinic in sheffield"

"I have waited nearly forty years for treatment due to family pressures, and the lottery conditions on the National Health must be stopped."

"NHS employee and Post Op Woman. Former local campaigner who with the help of many local trans people, helped gain better treatment for transsexual people resulting in the foundation of Nottingham's Gender Clinic. The Stonebridge Center. Things can get bet"

"I found the NHS provison available offered to me to be very slow and it did not take into consideration my particular circumstances. The small amount of treatment I *did* eventually receive, however, was good. Sadly, I had to pursue a private route as tim"

"I endorse this petition. It is appalling what most trans people have to suffer throughout their lives and some NHS 'treatment' just seems to make it worse."