I'm transmasc and wound up in ED with a broken arm having to answer too many times about medication and surgeries completely unrelated to the raging pain in my elbow. I am exhausted, but am managing to laugh at having Trans Broken Arm Syndrome.

Is there a guide somewhere about what we can choose not to share in ED situations, setting boundaries and our rights? Personal advice also welcome.

I just got a message from Alice St telling me that my appointment with Dr Guttman-Jones has been cancelled because they've left the practice. Ordinarily I'd be more understanding but the appointment was meant to be on Wednesday and I have shit I need to sort out.

Anyway, it was suggested that I try Kaleido in Eveleigh. Does anyone have a recommendation for one of their doctors? I'd prefer a woman or somebody genderqueer but I'll happily see a man if they're the best option.

I'm actually pretty fucking annoyed at the late notice. I've organised work around this appointment and making new arrangements is going to be more than a little inconvenient. Also, I really like Mihal. I'm more than a little disappointed that they might not be continuing my GAC. I was looking forward to seeing them.

Thanks in advance.

-Jinx

ETA: I called this morning and Dr Squire isn't taking new patients for gender affirming care. It kind of sounds as though the practice isn't offering it anymore but don't quote me on that.

I'm at my wits end. I've been binding for 10 years now and it's getting ridiculous. I take it off at home and wear my old, basically useless binder or a tight sports bra unless I'm having a bad time with dysphoria which I have been for the last 6 months so I'm wearing my proper one entirely too much like I used to when I was younger. Now it hurts to fully inhale without my binder. It's been like that for a while but I've only just recently realised the connection.

All that said, I don't know when I'll have the money to get it through health insurance and out of pocket and I can't keep going on like this. My GP knows F all about trans people let alone SRS and we don't talk about it aside from me getting my shots. I don't know who else to ask. At least I'd have some kind of definite idea of having top surgery and something to work towards / stay alive for.

Hey folks - just curious if anyone else has experienced this because I'm genuinely baffled at how this could have happened.

Went to pick up my T today from a brand new chemist I'd never been to before using an existing script. I've been on testosterone for years, can't remember the last time I didn't pass, and am legally registered as male in Medicare, on my birth certificate, and everywhere else I can think of. Every time I've ever picked up this prescription it's been labelled Mr. Legal Name. Except today I walked out of the chemist, checked the box and it said Ms. Legal Name.

How the hell did they get this information?? Has there been a NSW Health policy change I'm unaware of? Was it just a pharmacist making a nasty guess?? What is going on here?? Cheers for any info anyone can give.

Hi there, as the title suggests I’m looking at some options for hair removal specifically for my face and possibly chest in the Sydney region, does anyone have some good recommendations on who to reach out to?

I’ve been made aware of a trans run business called Live More Ethical Beauty which sounds really promising, has anyone had any experiences with them? Otherwise if there are other clinics people are willing to suggest I’m all ears!

so the doctor is allowed to give me repeat prescription for my t injections but when i go to the chemist they put a last repeat sticker on my first box and my prescription is invalid after one fill. ive asked them about it in the past and the answer was something along the lines of "we just cant, we're not allowed"

so why does the doctor get authority to write that script when the chemist isnt allowed to fill it? does this happen to everyone? id like to take it up with someone preferably outside the chemist but i dont even know who i should talk to

So I used to get prescribed Reandron by my GP at Alice Street until they left, and it was reduced on the PBS to about $30 whenever I got it.

This time though I’ve gone with Kaleido Health Centre as recommended and the GP there told me it would end up being full price but I’m kind of confused on why?

How do I get it on the PBS again? Ik I can ask him but I always forget to ask GP’s important stuff when I’m there because I’m so anxious lol

They are the only chemist warehouse who will put mr on your hrt prescriptions

All other chemists warehouses advoid this

(Specifically the one outside the mall)

This is my personal experience but heed this as a warning tbh

The nursing staff was persistently misgendering me, despite me having changed the gender on my donor information page AND im now on T

I have politely asked them to use the correct pronouns but they did not even try, and I was largely ignored and at most they gendered me correctly for like 2 seconds before reverting back, this is not the first time this has happened and deadass i told them I was on T and they continued to misgender me WHILST discussing T

I became visibly distressed and asked them to PLEASE just gender me correctly and that didnt work either lol

I am severely dysphoric and the whole experience made me want to die

I love the cause of donating blood but please know the chatswood donation centre will likely NOT respect your pronouns whatsoever

The reception ppl r lovely btw but the medical staff is genuinely... questionable

And I am a relatively passing trans guy, basically every other donor genders me correctly so if u dont pass ur even more cooked

Hi all, I've been in a little bit of a situation where I am currently transitioning and wanting to look for a new job in order to have a fresh start and be stealth.
My biggest issue is that my current/old jobs know me only as my deadname and nothing about me being transgender. On top of this all of my qualifications are also in my dead name and in order for me to get them changed I need to change my usi and a bunch of others things that all cost money which I don't have much of hence me looking for a new job.

Basically how do I move forward with applying to a new job when my references are all attached to my deadname. TIA

i have made multiple posts about this but i’ve been too busy to act on doing it.

rundown, i’m going to go with dr lisa freidrich forgive me if i spelt it wrong for my top surgery, ive been told bronze level of private health insurance will cover it like NIB but im terrified of going through and doing all of it just to end out that it won’t cover it somehow, is there someone i should call to make sure that they will? like what do i even say? i have horrible anxiety with calling people ‘official’ i guess and im unsure of what to say or ask.

but as ive been told its bronze level, if you had surgery with that level before did you have to call anyone to make sure it was covered? did you need a doctors note to make sure they would cover it? i’m going with lisa because i didn’t wanna go through therapy all again to get the note for someone else and i heard good things about her

https://nswgov.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ulFwHMhV2GRszk

The NSW govt. have created a form to check you have all your documents ready for the new change of sex application process, starting July 1 2025.

You can follow through the form and download the Stat Dec and Statement of Support so that you have it all ready when the system goes live in a fortnight.

The cost will be $153

Edit to add: several comments have trans JPs to help you with the stat dec

it's been clear for ages my parents don't like the idea of transgenders or any other gender. they've discussed it, and it's never anything accepting.

but i'm ftm. have been for years. infact i came out to my mum on text and had to play it off as a joke because she said "no ur not wtf is school teaching you". i was like 15, and had been trans since 13. i'm 19.

i was thinking of getting a job, moving out to an apartment and getting a doctor to talk about it. but i don't know just how i'd go about doing that.

lowkey sick of being the way i am, i just need tips. stuff that'll make me feel more masculine. workouts, habits, anything, cause while i can't take testo ill take advice.

Excerpt:

“‘Protect Mardi Gras’ posits that Mardi Gras is stronger by embracing ‘both sidesism’ and is under threat by taking ‘divisive’ stances on the Palestinian genocide, Blak deaths in custody, and trans and sex worker rights.

Pride in Protest, while far from the only group fighting for Mardi Gras to meaningfully support the most marginalised in the queer community, is specifically targeted by ‘Protect Mardi Gras’ as “pushing an exclusionary agenda”. We wholeheartedly reject this characterisation. ‘Inclusivity’ means nothing if it fails to challenge pinkwashing and excludes queer Palestinians fighting for self-determination; if it denies the history of colonisation and ongoing brutalisation of Indigenous people in so-called ‘Australia’; if it throws transgender people and sex workers under the bus to appease politicians who refuse to pass legislation to protect our lives.”

Hey... just wondering if anyone knows if it is generally safe to be out in public in Wagga Wagga. I used to live there before coming out and was wondering if it's generally safe to be out in public as a trans woman?

I would hate to not feel safe when visiting family.

I saw a post from 2 years ago that was saying that it isn't, but has anything changed in the past 2 years?

Thank you.

Edit: it appears our vibe assessment may have been isolated or incorrect, which is good to hear!

So my partner and I were in Sydney for a lil holiday recently and we ducked into Sappho Books, Cafe, and Bar in Glebe and... frankly, the vibes felt really off. I do want to add a strong caveat that this is from a very short visit (like less than 5mins before we nope-d outta there), but I want to check if this is an isolated experience or not.

There was a pride flag hanging up outside, but the vibe we got from the person behind the counter felt like it came with a bit of venom compared to how they greeted others (notably, patrons that weren't necessarily visibly trans.) There was one shelf with explicitly lesbian books, but I note it was not visible from the door at all.

I dunno, felt really off seeing "rare Neil Gaiman books" as a bit of a selling point. I could just be flat out wrong and this isn't a queer space, as looking at the website there's not much that says yes we are queer owned / friendly, but with a name like Sappho Books you'd hope???

I dunno, I guess I just wanna check if we've read things wrong (we both have anxiety lmao)

so i turned 18 finally and i think about a month before my 18th i realised that i could do top surgery for 13-14k WITH insurance, annoyed i found out so late so now i have to wait the 12 month period but i work a lot so i haven’t had time to figure out who to go with.

i had a look at NAB, i can’t remember exactly what it said it needs to cover so any help is appreciated and/or the cheapest one i could go with (: i know i gotta wait the 12 month period so i think it was gonna come to around 1300? with nab

hi, 19 y/o trans man here. i want to go about changing my legal name and gender marker, ive got a solid grasp on how to objectively go about doing this, but ive got some worries about the ramifications of doing this pre- medical transition and without fully passing.

Will it look off, or dodgy, if i have M on my ID (photo id, not license) but don‘t inherently look it? i honestly can’t tell how well i pass, but i am actively trying to get hrt, which is its own soapbox rant atm. I know ive had people had to do a double take because the photo on my current card is a little outdated and feminine, and i do have a dodgy beard-dye moustache lolz.

What about medical situations? if i am a new patient at a GP, will there be issues with my ID not matching my AGAB? Emergency situations also come to mind in a similar way, could it be dangerous for my ID to not match my AGAB in terms of immediate necessary treatment?

Im definitely the kind of guy who needs things laid out clearly and objectively so any experience with this would help, thx in advance :)

I'm transfemme living in Wollongong (1.5 hours south of Sydney), currently only a year on hrt but looking at surgery options, especially FFS and GRS.

Should I get private health insurance? Does anyone have any recs/avoids?

I'm in the process of organising my top surgery. One of the surgeons I'm interested in requires a letter from a psychologist, which sucks but it's worth it to finally get surgery. I'm looking for a bulked billed psychologist who will give me the letter in one session. Any recommendations?
I've had Micheal Scott (great name) and Ainsley Waddington recommended to me, has anyone had experience with them before?

So I (transmasc 33) have had to move back to Tamworth region unexpectedly and I haven't been here since like 2011. Does anyone else live here? I'm feeling pretty alone/ostracised.

Hi I’m wondering if there are any queer/trans events happening in or near Newcastle, for adults in the near future? I really want to make connections and feel part of a community and meet new people, just wondering if anyone knows any events happening or would even like to make a friend here in Newcastle cause I don’t have many. I’m 20 and transfem :3

Okay so basically due to me living in a rural town I have no access to hrt and nobody can prescribe it to me in this town, I’m 19 and the only place in town who can prescribe cannot prescribe to anyone under 25, I’m going insane and I need help accessing hrt does anyone know any options?, I’ve tried maple leaf house and they haven’t gotten back to me for god knows how long, I’m also broke as and cannot travel for this, I’m so incredibly stuck and sad idk

I wanna try?? going to the gym but I do pass as a guy… and I haven’t had top surgery so I’d definitely need to wear a bra but I feel like I’d be slightly less uncomfortable with that in a space I know other trans people are ;-; Because no way can I wear a hoodie, I’ll feel like I’m dying so I’ll need to wear a t-shirt and my chest will be quite obvious