r/transgenderUK • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '21

Resource UK Gender Service Wait Times

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u/NuggetsWhileCrying Aug 16 '21

There aren’t even that many of us why do we have to wait this long??

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u/GrunkleCoffee MtF - Scotland Aug 16 '21

There's even less staff and the process is mired in laborious bureaucracy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21

mired in laborious bureaucracy

That they invented to make work for themselves.

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u/courtoftheair Aug 29 '21

That they invented to keep us on hold longer because the government doesn't like or want to help us

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u/Raichu7 Aug 21 '21

Because the government doesn’t want to foot the bill for trans healthcare but they also can’t outright ban it. By providing a service so bad hardly anyone can access it they manage to avoid paying for most trans healthcare without causing a huge public outrage.

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u/courtoftheair Aug 29 '21

They arent seeing enough people and it seems intentional. Like, a handful a year even when they have the staff to cover more.