@anubis2814 They have quite the habit of denying it to us as well.

We just learn to give no fucks.

@Alexandra Lanes That's the crucial step. They pretty much force us to take that leap, and suddenly a whole world of, "you mean I can just take whatever I want without asking permission?' opens up.

That and learning that 99.9% of doctors literally do not give two fucks about their patients' quality of life.

@anubis2814 @Alexandra Lanes No. Not really. We have been in a near century long war of attrition with the medical community and their habit of trying to utterly control every aspect of our lives.

It is entirely normal to go to a doctor and tell them you are taking HRT, and maybe they can take you on as a patient as harm reduction (and frequently they still say no), because otherwise they won't give us shit.

The fact that they give us anything at all is because if they don't, we end up presenting an even bigger problem for them down the line, and even that usually doesn't stop them. Most of them regard transition as the absolute worst outcome and try to prevent it at all costs.

Anyone who thinks they treat us with any kind of privilege isn't paying attention.

@Alexandra Lanes @anubis2814 And honestly, the best outcome we can hope for long term is to get a GP who doesn't know us, has never seen us, and just signs off on an HRT repeat every month without knowing why, because "tickybox".

And still, just buy several months' grey market pills as a backup because you never know when they're gonna resort to fuckery.

@anubis2814 @Alexandra Lanes you’re being cissexist here. Doctors do not treat trans women as men. They treat us as even less competent women.

Consider fucking off.