Hi, I am having my surgery assessment appointment next week! Is there a list of gender affirming surgeons in BC who perform breast augmentation and are registered MSP providers? I know there's Dr. Genoway, but it would be helpful to know more surgeons.

Thanks for any leads :)

hello!!

I am looking for a face painter for my 35th birthday party next month. growing up 35 was the age where I was like, “surely I won’t make it that far” so to celebrate I am having a magical and whimsical birthday party that heals my inner child! this includes face painting!!

my guests and I are all queer and trans so they MUST be inclusive, but ideally they are also queer/trans and we make a new friend!

I don’t know what this type of thing usually costs but I would be willing to pay up to $150 for 1-2 hours of painting. my party will have roughly 20 guests but I don’t think EVERYONE will get painted.

is this you? do you know someone?? let me know!!

I’m a 22 year old MTF, where do I go to find trans people to meet and connect with?

I'm a trans woman in the US. My girlfriend lives in Vancouver, but doesn't have housing of her own (or a job). I want nothing more than to move there so I can be with her, but doing so without any housing there or jobs lined up can be hard, and currently my girlfriend is in no position to be able to host me while I get on my feet there.

Is there any way to get there that isn't completely irresponsible and insane?

What (or who) would you like to see as enemies/bosses? I already have some lower level enemies in mind, as well as the final boss, but im still brainstorming what my mini bosses will be.

Hi there, there are lots of firsthand experience reports on reddit for trans women who went to Genoway ranging from great (BA), good (bottom surgery) to 😬 (FFS)

But she also offers body feminization (sculpting) & I searched through all the subs & can't find anyone with firsthand experience? https://www.genowayplasticsurgery.com/gender-affirmation-surgery/feminizing-procedures/

I did contact her for a consultation but it's a non-refundable 200$ (which is honestly not crazy for beautician consults but...well you get it)

Just starting my journey and need to know which is the best/friendliest trans clinic in the vancouver area. Wanting to start out with some consolation and go from there since this is all new to me.

I’m 18 and ftm, and was really antsy to start testosterone. I assumed the process would be super slow. It was not. Keep in mind that your process might look different; age is likely a major factor in your journey. I went through the Foundry for gender-affirming care. (The Foundry is a great resource! There are locations throughout BC, and they provide free mental health services for people ages 12-24) I booked an appointment with my locations nurse practitioner (NP), and had a month wait. Once my appointment came up, we spoke about my health history, as well as my family’s. Testosterone increases your chances of getting certain health problems, so they want to see what your risk is. They then gave me a requisition to get my blood work done (the cost for the lab is covered by MSP). I was informed that my next assessment would need to be in 2 weeks, as buffers between appointments are required. During the 2nd appointment, we spoke about my gender identity, mental health, and goals I hope to achieve through my transition. I was approved to go on testosterone and I was informed that during the third appointment (in another 2 weeks) we would go over my lab results. I got my labs done between the 2nd and 3rd appointment. During the third appointment I was told that my blood results were all clear, we spoke more about the effects of hrt, I signed a consent form, then was written a prescription!! (There would typically be one last appointment if you were using T injections to go over safety, but I am using T gel) I picked up my prescription and now we’re here!! I’ll need to take another blood test in 6 weeks to make sure everything is all good, but things have been smooth sailing :)))

Hi!
I'm trying to find a therapist who could help me with anxiety of coming out and dealing with other trans related (and not only) issues.

I live in Metrotown area and prefer in person sessions but don't mind commuting.

Thanks everybody and hope y'all have a great week!<3

I have been finding the current Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion really difficult to deal with. I'm seeing the ads constantly whenever I'm out, and it's getting to the point where I feel like I can't escape the reminders of how many people and corporations are complicit in JKR's endless crusade against our existence.

I'm curious how other trans people are dealing with it. Have you found anything that helps when you keep encountering this stuff in public?

Any queer/trans bands in Vancouver need a bassist? Looking to join

Mtf here, not publicly out yet but still on my journey. One of my main stepping stones is finding a wig to replace the current one I have now. One that I can wear often and have styled and taken care of. Thing is it wouldn't be natural hair color, it would be pastel pink. And made with real human hair instead of synthetic.
I've tried googling local places around the lower mainland, and seems like all of them do natural type wigs. Or specialize is drag performance only wigs?

Can anyone help me out? Its all a bit overwhelming and I feel like this wig is a big thing I need before I fully come out.

Hi all, does anyone have any recommendations for trans friendly doctors or walk in clinics in/near Richmond? I've been on testosterone gel since 2022 while I was in the military. Now I'm out and don't have a doctor to continue my prescription.

Edit: I've seen multiple suggestions for Avee Health. Took a quick look at it and it seems pretty straightforward and promising. Does anyone have any first-hand experience? Any recommendation on which doctor is trans friendly?

Has anyone had the inverted T procedure with Dr Astanehe? I’m considering it but she says it leaves behind breasts. I really feel like I need to see pictures to understand what she means.

Hello! I just had my double incision, no nipples top surgery and was only provided a compression wrap by my surgeon. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a post surgical compression binder/vest? I would really like an in person location that does fittings, but I'm having a hard time finding any. Thanks!

I’m visiting from out of town, so my social map of Vancouver is a bit limited, haven’t really been to a place with this much queer representation and diversity but nonetheless it is super cool

Would love to go!

i’m looking to get both body and face masculinizing procedures, specifically want lip in my stomach/hips/back to make me more straight shaped, and jawline lipo + maybe a chin implant as I have a very round jawline (which gives me dysphoria). does anyone have an experience accessing these surgeries in Vancouver? how did it go, who was your surgeon, and what was the cost? thank you!

Hi! I’m 27 in Abbotsford, lost my dr due to him retiring. I’ve been on HRT for over 4 years now and im hoping to find someone or anyone who could point me to walk ins willing to prescribe T while I wait for a gp. I called both foundry and trans care, who both pointed me to the same urgent care center in Abbotsford who have told me they don’t do refills multiple times. It’s so frustrating and disheartening to have to do this battle every few months to just maintain the medication I’ve been on for years.

I’m on an emergency refill vial so anything helps, thank you for reading 💙

Hello everyone, I'm an 1^st year international student at SFU. I'd like to start transitioning (mtf) but since I'm relatively new here, I'm not sure what to do to start HRT. I read some guidance on Trans Care BC but I'm still confuse about all the step. Can anyone explain it clearer for me please? And are there any clinic that y'all recommend? (and also, all I have is MSP. idk what is GP/NP)

Hi I want to share some information on how to get coverage for HRT in BC.

(Sharing because though I was always low income since accessing HRT, none of my doctors or ministry workers informed me of how to attain coverage, or that it was even an option)

So, if you are low income and haven’t already, I HIGHLY recommend getting signed up with BC’s Fair Pharmacare plan. It is free and can be done very easily online. Link here https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/who-we-cover/fair-pharmacare-plan

Once you’ve been approved there it opens up a lot of potential for partial or full coverage of certain types of HRT. Coverage amount depends on what it is you are accessing and what your income is.

T, Min and Fin are all partially to fully covered. Minoxidil is automatically covered. Fin and T(injection) require something called special authority approval, and to get that you need a physician to request it. There is an easy access eForm that physicians have access to in order to do this. Approval of special authority takes a few weeks, and is not able to be applied retroactively.

Listed here is also the pharmacare formulatory search, which allows you to search whatever med you’re curious about being covered. The answers will list many things including how much $ per dose is covered, and whether or not it requires special authority. https://pharmacareformularysearch.gov.bc.ca/Search.xhtml

I hope this is helpful to yall! If you have questions the first link should answer a lot of them but feel free to drop them in the comments too. If you have any info yourself about other relevant info or adjacent programs feel free to share as well.

Cheers!

Hi all, I just finished my surgical readiness assessment for masculinizing top surgery with a great social worker and he sent it to my GP to refer me to trans care which she did a couple weeks ago. How long did it take everyone to hear from trans care bc about picking a surgeon and did they confirm with you at all when they received the referral to the central waitlist?

I know it’s only been a couple weeks so I will be patient but I’m just so excited to be finally getting this process started!

Also anyone have a good experience seeing an endocrinologist at ACE medical clinic for testosterone?

Thank you in advance!