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For me to get HRT I need the gender dysphoria / gender incongruent diagnosis, then it would be covered by the healthcare system. So would be electrolysis, voice training and if necessary Facial feminisation surgery. It’s just that only a few places are allowed to give you the diagnosis and they do assess you for about half a year. I finally got into the place in my area and they sent me a letter that they might start the assessment in about 3 or more years. Yaaaaaaaaay…… :-(

So how has your week been?

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[-] RabbitMix 10 points 16 hours ago

For me (in a red US state) it was 2 meetings with a doctor (one to assess if I was someone who actually had thought this through, and one to go over the effects and prescribe me the HRT) it was completely free (including medication) and I only had to wait 2 weeks for the appointment. This is how it should be for everyone and it breaks my heart that it isn't (⁠っ⁠˘̩⁠╭⁠╮⁠˘̩⁠)⁠っ

[-] MapleFawn 7 points 15 hours ago

We can only dream, though I am super grateful and happy that there are some of us where it just works.

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