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https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/25/transgender-health-care-legislature/This passes and signed into law. My life is over. I was having trouble being able to afford this already. I had a goddamn surgery lined up for facial feminization surgery in may. Now? What the hell am I gonna do? Revert back to being a miserable man? I'd rather die. I can't afford to move, can't afford to travel to NM or CO for care because money.
I'm teetering on another mental breakdown.
Walleye
(35,678 posts)I feel sorry that youve been put in this position, I really hope something can work out for you
MontanaMama
(24,023 posts)are no longer between patients and their doctors. It makes no sense that legislatures get to decide what should be our own private decisions.
I am sick and sorry you are going through this.
barbtries
(29,800 posts)I am so sorry you're going through this.
fucking republicans are the worst people.
vercetti2021
(10,403 posts)I can't move, I can't afford to get care outside of the state. Forcing someone like me back is gonna cause more damage. I can't do it.
barbtries
(29,800 posts)this world needs you.
vercetti2021
(10,403 posts)I'm just another face in the crowd thats under attack from the right. They want me dead, they might get that if they force me to detransition
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)They're intentionally making trans healthcare not economically viable for insurers. For 20+ years, ever since the city of San Francisco decided to cover trans health care and discovered it's cheaper to add it to policies than exclude it, all insurance companies have increasingly done so unless specific employers specifically wanted it prohibited. In which case, everyone's premiums at that employer went up very slightly (~$1). It's simply "good business", as it results in healthier people.
There is hope though. The very last section reads,
"SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023."
So perhaps at least your FFS in May should still be possible?
vercetti2021
(10,403 posts)If my doctor drops me, they are going to force me to detransition. So death sounds more better than to go through that pain
TdeV
(160 posts)Persevere.
We're rooting for you.
scipan
(2,636 posts)DIY hormones and lots of related resources. Maybe as a backup?
Here's the original thread:
Trans healthcare ban in Texas
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/texas-senate-passes-sweeping-ban-to-prohibit-trans-youth-and-adults-from-receiving-necessary-medical-care
So they've done it, I have a little over 2 months of HRT left, which is a little less than the time I need to prepare to leave Texas.
If you have an understanding of DIY, or advice on getting an Estradiol prescription filled in another state over a small trip, I'd greatly appreciate a PM, or a response you're okay being public. The less variables, the better.
I won't be getting off my transition's path, I won't go back into my fucking shell again, I fucking can't. https://tech.lgbt/@Areli/110266513807162296
I really hope this helps!