#trans health ontario

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A day late, but here we are! A sort of peek into what was going on when I wasn’t updating GQutie for a couple months (as well as adjusting to new medication, the election, work stress…. I could go on, lol).

Ontariorecently authorized family doctors to write referrals for top surgery, which was amazing, since for decades onlyCAMH (a single clinic in Toronto) had that authority, leading to a backlog that was YEARS LONG. In fact, the reason why they changed it was because the wait was so long that people could legally begin to sue for lack of care.

However, as this comic shows, ending the backlog at the referral stage just moves the backlog to the surgery appointment stage. Right now, only THREE surgeons in the entirety of Canada accept OHIP (Ontario’s health insurance) for top surgery. For bottom surgeries or facial surgeries for anyone, it’s even worse. @-@

But at least Styx is spayed now?

Here’s hoping that this next year isn’t too long of a wait for Drew and I, and that our trans fam will have to wait less. <3