On Monday, the Scottish NHS are going to revoke the right of trans people in Scotland to self-refer to their gender identity service. They will have to convince a GP to refer them.
No clinical reason has been given. No trans people have apparently been consulted. We only know because this information was leaked ahead of time.
If you’re thinking of a referral to a Scottish GIC, do so TODAY.
@katiefenn Thorn is amazing. Having watched her transition, and bring everyone along with it was something the world needed.
Seeing her having to defend her right to exist is just fucking appalling
@sortius @katiefenn When I first discovered Philosophy Tube, I immediately had a crush on that pretty "boy" on that channel. When that "boy" turned out to be a girl, I still had a crush on her. Ah, the perks of being bi.
@LordCaramac @katiefenn same! 🙏
Aug 9, 2024, 1:41 PM@sortius @LordCaramac @katiefenn
I am a completely hetero woman and I have a crush on her! I met her first and only discovered her transition later. She is such a genuine soul.
@RomanticSkeptic @LordCaramac @katiefenn and she's a gun with philosophy. Reminds me of my lecturer way back in my teens, especially the way she presents it
Aug 9, 2024, 1:50 PM@sortius @LordCaramac @katiefenn
Her presentation is genius! And she cites her sources! I honestly get so excited when she releases a new video. It's a whole experience - cup of tea, latest crochet project, and then she lays some knowledge on me.
Aug 9, 2024, 11:32 AM@katiefenn what is a NHS? I’m not from scotland. It is worrying to see all the attacks on trans.
@jeanmimi National Health Service 🙂
Aug 9, 2024, 1:13 PM@katiefenn well, no clinical reason has been given because there isn’t any. There can’t be because it’s been clear for decades that the gatekeeping in trans healthcare has always only been in service to discrimination and worries of financial liability.
GPs receive very-little-to-nothing in the way of training to diagnose or even recognize Gender Incongruence (ICD-11) or Gender Dysphoria (DSM-5), so the only possible reason for this is to keep people from receiving treatment
@knbrindle Correct. They’ve already implied that they think there are more trans people transitioning than there should be.
It doesn’t matter or not to them if those people are happy, a cis person is always preferable to a happily transitioned trans person.
Aug 9, 2024, 2:00 PM@katiefenn Whatever happened to "Scotland the Brave"?
@katiefenn @paulwilson Wow, WTF, Scotland????
@elight @katiefenn @paulwilson the UK government has basically overruled every trans rights law they've tried to pass (or passed) from what I've heard. They're still a colony of England, basically.
@katiefenn
Seems it's Glasgow area only?
@kirtai At the time I posted it was reported as a policy change by the Scottish NHS, which would affect the Sandyford Clinic, but anyone who lives in the area it covers.
Maybe this is my ignorance talking, but doesn’t Sandyford cover quite a lot of Scotland?
Aug 10, 2024, 8:41 PM@katiefenn What the fuck?
@katiefenn I thought Scotland didn't bow to this nonsense.
@FinalOverdrive Unfortunately the party in power is under new management and knows it’s going to be decimated at the next Scottish Parliament elections.
@katiefenn Jesus Christwagons