Doctors are telling trans women they have to wear lipstick and feminine clothing to receive medical care, UK lawmakers say - UK Based?

Doctors are telling trans women they have to wear lipstick and feminine clothing to receive medical care, UK lawmakers say

UK politicians raised the issue as an example of medical transphobia during a discussion on reforming the Gender Recognition Act.

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• Some doctors in the UK are telling transgender women to wear lipstick and wear more "feminine" clothes, UK parliament heard.
• Trans women have been told they should look a certain way to prove their gender identity and access medical care.
• British Members of Parliament heard testimony on this issue as they discussed the Gender Recognition Act (GRA).
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Some UK doctors are asking trans women to wear more lipstick and "feminine" clothing in order to prove their gender, reported the Telegraph.

British Members of Parliament heard testimony on the issue as an example of medical transphobia during a discussion on reforming the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) on May 13. According to Equal Recognition Scotland, the act currently requires a trans person to submit a detailed account of their gender dysphoria in order to access medical care.

Dr. Harriet Hutchinson, an organizer at Action for Trans Health Durham, told lawmakers at a virtual hearing that the definition of gender dysphoria laid out in the GRA is rigid and forces trans people to adhere to firm gender stereotypes around femininity and masculinity in order to attain necessary medical care.

Hutchinson told a parliamentary select committee cisgender doctors enforce these guidelines by interrogating trans women about their gender presentation, particularly scrutinizing the patients for not wearing makeup or dresses to medical appointments.

"So the idea of having to prove your gender is very reductive and forces trans people to conform to stereotypes in order to receive a diagnosis and then, of course, receive criticism for perpetuating gender stereotypes," Hutchinson said.

Activists and trans rights organizations are calling for the act to be reformed with more inclusive definitions around gender dysphoria.

 

[Knight of the Rope]

Hutchinson told a parliamentary select committee cisgender doctors enforce these guidelines by interrogating trans women about their gender presentation, particularly scrutinizing the patients for not wearing makeup or dresses to medical appointments.

As compared to what? Just taking their word for it that they want to be a chick, even when they show no outward signs of that being the case at all?

Based doctors.

 

[Queen Elizabeth II]

Woymnx angry about being told to do what they're choosing to do anyway.

 

[Alkaline Cab]

Its transphobia to follow the same procedure as every other medical condition? Of course.

 

[Ruin]

Wear a thong under your jeans and some eye liner and everyone will just think your a scene kid/hipster and you'll still get troon drugs. Is that so fucking hard?

 

[Gender of peace]

No-effort trannies BTFO.

 

[Devyn]

"So the idea of having to prove your gender is very reductive and forces trans people to conform to stereotypes in order to receive a diagnosis and then, of course, receive criticism for perpetuating gender stereotypes," Hutchinson said.

Trannies have completely unrealistic expectations and think taking hormones will make them look like real women eventually (LOL), but in the meantime even they realize they in no way pass and everyone will just see them as a dude in a wig and shitty makeup, which "triggers their dysphoria". They think taking the hormones while "presenting as male" will slowly change their body/features/bone structure over time into something completely different--like a reverse puberty--and at some point people will just start seeing them as the true and honest women they want to be whether they're wearing makeup or not. This isn't true, but it's what they want to believe with all their hearts to be true.

Sorry trannies: even Blaire White needs tons of makeup, lighting, filters, and carefully chosen angles to look less like the man he is

Spoiler: man butt

 

[Standardized Profile]

This sounds like social transitioning, which used to be required before medical transitioning. You couldn't just show up with a beard and men's clothing and demand hormones or a cock chop, you had to put some effort into demonstrating you were ready to be a lady.

 

[verissimus]

Jeeze. Talk about the Brits taking the "oi, you need a license for that" meme to a whole other direction.

 

[Kenya Jones]

This actually sucks ass, you're forcing people who by all intents and purposes, are male, and telling them "Make a fool of yourself in front of everyone or else you wont get this stuff" before they even have a chance to look somewhat feminine (>inb4 hurr durr never will pass). Also situations just don't always allow for people to socially transition. Britain is just straight shit when it comes to trans people, fires people for using the wrong pronouns, but gives you a 7 year waiting list to get your name changed (that's not a joke, I have personally heard of that actually happening) and under doses people even when they are able to be put on estrogen/anti-androgen and testosterone.

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

This actually sucks ass, you're forcing people who by all intents and purposes, are male, and telling them "Make a fool of yourself in front of everyone or else you wont get this stuff" before they even have a chance to look somewhat feminine (>inb4 hurr durr never will pass). Also situations just don't always allow for people to socially transition.

It strikes me as more of a "put your money where your mouth is" deal. You wanna be a woman? Prove you wanna be a woman first, and no, we're not going to just take your word for it.

The threat of social humiliation may also keep teens who feel peer pressure to become trans from doing irreversible harm to their bodies, and maybe even keep "trans" people from selling/giving the drugs to others.

 

[W00K #17]

They still shouldn't get it to be honest.

 

[draggs]

Based and gender rolepilled

 

[MadStan]

This coming from the most masculine society Earth has ever known.

 

[W00K #17]

This actually sucks ass, you're forcing people who by all intents and purposes, are male, and telling them "Make a fool of yourself in front of everyone or else you wont get this stuff" before they even have a chance to look somewhat feminine (>inb4 hurr durr never will pass). Also situations just don't always allow for people to socially transition. Britain is just straight shit when it comes to trans people, fires people for using the wrong pronouns, but gives you a 7 year waiting list to get your name changed (that's not a joke, I have personally heard of that actually happening) and under doses people even when they are able to be put on estrogen/anti-androgen and testosterone.

Lol.

"People".

Lol.

 

[Garm]

Imagine becoming trans and still being held to standards.

 

[Kenya Jones]

It strikes me as more of a "put your money where your mouth is" deal. You wanna be a woman? Prove you wanna be a woman first, and no, we're not going to just take your word for it.

The threat of social humiliation may also keep teens who feel peer pressure to become trans from doing irreversible harm to their bodies, and maybe even keep "trans" people from selling/giving the drugs to others.

I understand that you fully dislike the idea of the only real treatment for gender dysphoria (if you even believe in that) being to transition, but that does not seem to be the reality of it.

Lol.

"People".

Lol.

I forgot that this was A&H, the retard pit of the website.

 

[Positron]

> I have gender dysphoria, which means I hate being a man and I hate everything that men do.
> So why are you dressing, talking, walking like a man? Why don't you even shave?
> To shatter the gender stereotype! Moron!

 

[LurkNoMore]

Frankly this doesn't make sense to me. From what I understand AGPs and Hs already want to for people to have to endure their fetish mental illness. Like whats the point of being a *uwu cute girl!* if you aren't gonna put in the effort and wear makeup and girly clothes?

This actually sucks ass, you're forcing people who by all intents and purposes, are male, and telling them "Make a fool of yourself in front of everyone or else you wont get this stuff" before they even have a chance to look somewhat feminine (>inb4 hurr durr never will pass). Also situations just don't always allow for people to socially transition. Britain is just straight shit when it comes to trans people, fires people for using the wrong pronouns, but gives you a 7 year waiting list to get your name changed (that's not a joke, I have personally heard of that actually happening) and under doses people even when they are able to be put on estrogen/anti-androgen and testosterone.

Lol, you will never be a real girl. Or boy.

Based and SEX rolepilled

FTFY

 

[Coldgrip]

This actually sucks ass, you're forcing people who by all intents and purposes, are male, and telling them "Make a fool of yourself in front of everyone or else you wont get this stuff" before they even have a chance to look somewhat feminine (>inb4 hurr durr never will pass). Also situations just don't always allow for people to socially transition. Britain is just straight shit when it comes to trans people, fires people for using the wrong pronouns, but gives you a 7 year waiting list to get your name changed (that's not a joke, I have personally heard of that actually happening) and under doses people even when they are able to be put on estrogen/anti-androgen and testosterone.

Cry some more.