I know that I need to provide: a letter from my Dr/ GIC stating that my gender change is permanent, my statutory declaration of name change, and evidence that I’m using my name by way of an official-ish letter, as well as my old passport and a digital photo. I have all of these things ready to go, more or less.

My question is, can I just do all of this online and then post them my passport, or do I need to do it via paper forms? Does the online form have somewhere for me to submit these supporting documents? I really don’t want to start the process online without knowing for sure if I can complete it, both for security purposes as well a not wanting to be charged for anything unnecessarily. I find this sort of admin very stressful and I hate getting caught out without the right documents. If anyone’s changed their passport recently, your insight would be very helpful!

Currently the US government is laying siege to transgender Americans left and right, and so many of us are scared right now. I’m terrified that for so us, the work of legally changing our documentation won’t matter soon. Looking at our options, many of us are thinking of moving overseas. What are the advantages or disadvantages of living in London as a transgender American expat? I keep being told that the government there is becoming just as conservative as America is, but I don’t fully know what that looks like if I’m being honest. Any thoughts are really appreciated.. ♥️

Literally shaking and in tears here after watching a Reporting Scotland piece on a court case up here where an NHS nurse complained about having to "change in front of a man" in a woman's changing room. I'd heard that the judge ruled it was okay for the nurse and her legal team to refer to Dr. Beth Upton as "a man" during the legal proceeedings, but I was still shocked to hear the news reporter herself referring to Dr Upton with male pronouns. Some people think Scotland isnt as bad as the rest of the UK when it comes to mistreatment of trans people. but they are wrong. We are just as much part of TERF Island as England. I don't think my agoraphobia will be improving any time soon.

After 6 years of waiting, I finally have my 1st Zoom appointment booked with Dr Weldon in April, and I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with Sandyford or advice about seeing a GIC in general. Is there anything I should make sure to bring up, or avoid saying? Do you have to dress a certain way? I'm excited but I'm still pretty nervous, so anything would be helpful.

Hi everyone,

I'm a UK citizen who has been living in Australia for a bit, and am planning my return back to the UK in a few months time. I started on HRT here a number of months ago and am currently on 6mg Progynova (estradiol valerate tablets) and 12.5mg cyproterone acetate per day. I'm familiar with the process of getting hormones (or more so the absolute pain of getting hormones) in the UK as I tried to get on them before leaving but was denied due to lack of lived experience. I was wondering, if I come back and get on hormones privately (would most likely be with The Gender Hormone Clinic) would they keep me on the same/similar dosage as I am on right now in Australia? Or would they want to start me low again? I'd be coming with around a 3 month supply just in case I run into any hurdles, and may ask my doc here if it's possible to prescribe more so I can come with more just in case.

Thank you! <3

So recently I switched to gel on gendergp from pills.

I was on 2mg estro pill a day, for 3 months.

Now I'm on 2 measures of 0.75mg estro gel, a day.

The explanation I got was basically "the gel absorbs more and the pills barely absorb, so technically it's higher"

Sorry if this is a terrible question and I'm dumb, but like am I wrong in thinking I'm being underdosed.

Especially when my estrogen levels were low and testosterone levels were high at the 3 month mark.

So I went out to the address listed on their website “19 Hawthornbank Lane | Edinburgh, EH4 3BH” but it was literally just a house, no markings or signs anywhere while the gp clinic next door has signs in every window so I thought it looked a bit suspect, I just need to know before I spend so much money on this that it isn’t a scam

How did you find it coming out to your S/O when you are married and are on the way to having a child and what sort of relationship do you now have that partner. any advice or things i should consider when going through this process and if there is anything that might be helpful to help my partner understand what's going on

Reminiscent of the book burning of the archives of the Institute for Sexual Science in the 1930s

https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-cdc-orders-mass-retraction

Looking to get top surgery started, getting into wait lists and appointments ect, where’s good to go in the uk and what’s the average price? Do I need anything to apply and what’s the maximum BMI requirement? (I’m overweight and been working on losing weight and want to start applying once I’ve gotten to the BMI)

Hey folks,

My day job is intense and I work as a leader so I was wondering: trans folks in leadership roles: How the heck do you manage? Please advise My sources of burnout;

1.No healthcare support in my area (I travel to another county to health) 2. I'm supporting folks with complex needs, sometimes it can trigger flashbacks depending on what they tell me. 3. Multiple stakeholders and projects are all happening at once.

Hi! I got good employment news this week so am about to embark on a fully private journey. Where is a recommended place to go to get all of the necessary tests to get on T? I’m aware some places have closed since I did all of my research last year.

Thanks!

Hi, has anyone else been constantly refused testosterone due to blood pressure? Mine is 140/100 and they won't let me start Nebido.

I’m having to switch blocker because of the ban in the uk and I have a big list of ones that are still available but idk which one to choose. Does anyone recommend any specifics or know which is best?

I'm well aware that for now, I'm better off in Canada.

However, what with the evolving situations in both Canada and the US, it's possible there could come a time where Canada isn't the safer option, and I'm looking into what the logistics would be if that became the case.

I'm struggling to figure out where to go to get these questions answered, so any direction is appreciated. Here are the main things I'm wondering:

-My gender marker has been updated on my long form birth certificate and my British passport. These are the only British documents I have. All my Canadian documents have also been updated, and I have a Canadian name change certificate. Would I need to jump through any more hoops to get a British drivers license, etc, with my updated name and gender, or would it be automatic at this point? Where could I contact to find out?

-How long is the process of getting healthcare set up as a citizen who's never lived in the country? Could I expect it to take less time than for a non-citizen?

-I am struggling to find information on what the process would be to get the same prescriptions that I already get in Canada. (Testosterone and Concerta). If I have existing prescriptions, am I going to need to be re assessed in the UK for dysphoria and adhd, or would it be possible to find a doctor to just write new prescriptions? (I've had all the surgeries I want, so at least there's that.)

-Regarding the previous two questions: I'm under the impression that looking for a private provider, at least for gender stuff, is probably the safest bet?

-Can you access services in one part of the UK if you live in a different part? All my connections are in Wales, so that's where I'd be landing (at least initially). Hypothetically, would I be able to see a public or private doctor in England or Scotland?

-Would any newcomer services (unrelated to health and gender stuff) be available to me, or would I be seen as technically not an immigrant and thus on my own?

(Also, if it's relevant, I pass reliably, default to being stealth, and have traveled the country alone since transitioning.)

Hey all, so I started hrt in 2021 with indigo gender service which is a regional clinic. In 2024 I move away from my town to live with my partner. I change gp so indigo say I had to be transferred, so I’m now being transferred onto the national GIC Sheffield. Sooo I’m back on a waiting list!!! Thankfully I’m still receiving my meds from the GP but I’m not being told how long I’m waiting for. Has anyone been on a transfer of care? If so how long for? My transfer was set in November last year.

Another thing is that I’m moving again soon so I’ll be switching GP again without a gender clinic so I’m praying that I’ll still be on my medication without a clinic. I am diagnosed and been taking the medication for years, so they won’t deny me my medication just because I’m waiting to be transferred, right?? That’s if I even do move again. Ugh.

Sorry if this post comes off as rambly but I'm just feeling extremely horrible and just need to put my feelings down in this post, telling you what I think I need and asking how to get it. Been NB for the last 3 years and recently I've just been starting to look less androgynous by factors out of my control and I've just had enough of this. I've tried looking through genderkit.org.uk, and I'm pretty sure what I need is to begin some kind of hormone therapy. I guess the main answer I want is, how do I get medication quickly (and ideally safely too, but tbh I think a bit of risk is unavoidable as it would be preferable than the alternative)? I'm willing to go private. I found this, how do I pick which clinic to use? I assume whichever one's closest.

So I’m 26, been on testosterone since 16 and Nebido for the last 2 years. I recently moved to a small village and needed my dose. Scheduled appointment and the nurse couldn’t access my file as a notice came up about it not being an authorised medicine or something. Nurse apologises and lets me know she’ll inquire. A few days later I receive a letter from one of the two doctors stating she won’t administer due to lack of research on testosterone for trans people? I’m fairly confident this is a discrimination issue but wanted some advice before moving on to complaints.

She added in the letter that she’s received communications from Sandyford and will now leave all trans related care to them, which isn’t an option as I’m over 3-4 hours away from their clinic.

So I (26FTM) been openly transmasc (they/he) socially for a good while now, but for various reasons I’ve never formally gotten a GIC referral or made any steps towards medical transition.

I know I definitely want top surgery (I would have it tomorrow if I could) but the thing I was for a long time uncertain about was T. There are some changes I know I want but some I’m really not sure I’d want at all and I’ve been very much on-the-fence about it for probably two or three years now.

Overall, though, I’d concluded that being on T would be good for me and would alleviate a lot of my dysphoria. Last year, I was about ready to start going privately for HRT when a series of financial clusterfucks prevented me from doing so.

Anyway, now I’m back in a position of being able to go for HRT at some point in the next six months or so, but I’m getting into my own head wondering if I’m just wanting to “rush” because I’m terrified access to gender-affirming hormones is going to be taken away from us. Basically, I’m wondering “do I actually want this NOW, or am I just frightened I’ll not have the choice if I wait”.

And I have no idea how to unpack that :/

Hi all, It's coming up to the time again where I need to ask my gp to give me a blood test form. I went private for my hormones, but the gp agreed to do my initial blood test, then I got lucky and they gave me it a second time at my 6 month checkup . I'm now coming up to my yearly check up in a few months and I need to ask for the tests that my private endo needs for ftm hormones. They may say no as they have denied me shared care for a bridging prescription of testogel. So if they do, has anyone gone with medichecks? Or can recommend elsewhere. There's a whole list of things that are required to be on the blood test form and it's simply overwhelming and I don't know what to ask for, but I do have the list of checks I need. Do you call up and say I need a list of checks for ftm hormone therapy?

i’m on sublingual DIY oestradiol hemihydrate and my mother is worried that when i reach the top of the waiting list i’ll be denied care becuase i’m doing DIY , i have 10 months of hrt left i will refill if it takes longer than that

If I change the name of my profile on Amazon so the Echo stops using the one I have set, will it show up on the Amazon Fire Stick my parents are using on my account (but their profile)?

Hello! I’m a trans woman looking to possibly immigrate to the UK to live with/marry my amazing partner as well as escape the trump administration. What would the process look like for transferring my perscribed meds and switching psychiatrists and clinics? would I still need to be on a waiting list?

Question as title please

I tried asking this on the main ftm sub and was recommended to come here.

I'm from the uk. I'm not allowed to access news sites etc at home and my school's not legally allowed to tell me. How bad are things getting, really? The last thing I know about was the "disclose agab to partners" debacle.

ive never felt female (im bio male) but identify as non binary and go by they/them but for some reason i keep getting these images and things of me transitioning to a trans woman or something does anyone know why this is because im genuinely stumped, is this a sign, am i a closeted trans person?

Me and my partner are getting married in May 2026 so I'm starting to look for an outfit to wear on the day!

Only thing is, I can't find an appropriate wedding dress(?) shop. I'm a 26 year old non binary/ trans masc person - I don't want a big white wedding dress, but I also don't want to dress like a groom and wear a tailored suit.

I'm trying to find a place that might have some alternative options, maybe baggy/ boxier trouser/ shirt combo, or a jump suit? I don't know yet because I don't know what options are available!

I'm based in the west Midlands but happy to travel if the place is whatcim looking for.

Somewhere lgbt friendly definitely, but they don't have to he queer owned, thanks for any advice/ suggestions

Hi All -

Looking at private blood testing to monitor things as I'm DIYing.

Randox seems to be cheapest hormone screen at £41, but they have "Male" or "Female" splits (r/pointlesslygendered I know).

The only difference between the two from what I can see, is that the Fem one has Progesterone, whereas the Male one has Albumin instead.

Albumin test would be great to check for any adverse effects of the oral E and Bica that I'm taking, whereas I don't see the need for Prog test here.

Is my understanding right here? ~1 month into HRT my best bet is to just book the male one because it covers more of what I need, and doesn't miss anything from the female one?

From the websites:

Male Hormone Test

(Testosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), Free Testosterone, Luteinising Hormone, Oestradiol, Prolactin, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Albumin)

Female Hormone Test

(Oestradiol, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, prolactin, testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, free androgen index)