Because it’s an expense I simply can’t afford atm. I need to go to a therapist, get an official indication for my transgender identity, and then I can ask my health insurance to pay for it.
Make sure you go to the right therapist, a lot of people are not up to snuff on this stuff, and that can really fuck you up. What worked for me was to call the insurance and they provided a list. I know them feels sis!
Ah sorry to hear that. I’m also quite poor and yet spending a ton on health insurance just to be able to get a half decent coverage. But it’s great you found a solution there.
So it’s too expensive to visit one or is it an emotional thing?
Therapy should be covered, but hair removal is not. Only when a therapist officially states I’m transgender, insurance can pay for it. And even then they might try not to, but I also found a resource telling us what to do when that’s the case.
I’m stoked to get the ball rolling, in any case :D
Ya it’s the same in the Netherlands. Really pisses me off to no end. I know people have different opinions about it but to me it’s nothing but plain discrimination.
There’s the obvious argument that if there aren’t any hurdles for hair removal to be covered, anyone can freely do it. Which means the insurance would just jack up prices for everyone.
They always like finding new excuses to do that, and that would be a great one for them.
But on the bright side, Germany has passed a new law that will make it much easier and nicer to change your legal name and gender. So I got that going for me, at least.
Because it’s an expense I simply can’t afford atm. I need to go to a therapist, get an official indication for my transgender identity, and then I can ask my health insurance to pay for it.
Make sure you go to the right therapist, a lot of people are not up to snuff on this stuff, and that can really fuck you up. What worked for me was to call the insurance and they provided a list. I know them feels sis!
There’s two websites I found where queer people can reccommend medical professionals they went to, so that’s what I’m using to find one
Because honestly, my insurance has proven to be incompetent on a few accounts already
Ah sorry to hear that. I’m also quite poor and yet spending a ton on health insurance just to be able to get a half decent coverage. But it’s great you found a solution there.
So it’s too expensive to visit one or is it an emotional thing?
Therapy should be covered, but hair removal is not. Only when a therapist officially states I’m transgender, insurance can pay for it. And even then they might try not to, but I also found a resource telling us what to do when that’s the case.
I’m stoked to get the ball rolling, in any case :D
Ya it’s the same in the Netherlands. Really pisses me off to no end. I know people have different opinions about it but to me it’s nothing but plain discrimination.
There’s the obvious argument that if there aren’t any hurdles for hair removal to be covered, anyone can freely do it. Which means the insurance would just jack up prices for everyone.
They always like finding new excuses to do that, and that would be a great one for them.
But on the bright side, Germany has passed a new law that will make it much easier and nicer to change your legal name and gender. So I got that going for me, at least.
I doubt they’d allow you to name yourself Gehirnfurz
Would be a fitting name, but something conventional will do