Snake Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 For transgender and gender non-conforming people, gender-affirming surgeries are life-altering procedures, which, for many, can greatly reduce gender dysphoria and improve their quality of life. But in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, trans communities on Reddit and Twitter are being flooded with reports of postponed and canceled surgeries in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Thailand, and elsewhere, leading to enormous stress and disappointment on top of a global health crisis. This underscores a common experience amongst trans people seeking medical care or surgery: Research has suggested that gender-affirming surgery, in particular, has a notable and long-term impact on mental health, but far too often, trans people already wait far longer than is safe or healthy for this care. Further delays can be dangerous and even life-threatening. Violet Jones, a 29-year-old trans woman and assistant professor in New York, has a procedure scheduled for May that hasn’t been cancelled yet, but she feels it's imminent. NYC is a national leader in transgender care, but Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued an executive order delaying all non-emergency surgery for the next few weeks. Jones said she’s doing everything possible to prevent illness, which would force postponing her procedure. “A change to the date would pretty radically alter my plans and overall security around the procedure. The surgery was scheduled to allow recovery during [my school’s] summer months without a gap in pay.” She said that rescheduling may result in lost pay, as her recovery from surgery would conflict with the school year. These cancellations and postponements are taking place as medical systems across the U.S. are facing a shortage of supplies and beds. Hospitals are discharging patients faster than usual, and systems have quickly moved to postpone any non-urgent procedures to free up space. In the U.K., the National Health Service has moved to postpone all non-urgent surgery for at least three months. For trans people, this includes planned gender-affirming procedures. Patients whose procedures are just weeks away are still waiting to find out if they’ll happen as planned. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxekyz/transgender-surgeries-delayed-coronavirus-hospitals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The right wing’s fascination with transgender issues is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, spin_dry said: The right wing’s fascination with man/woman issues is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 There's only 2 genders silly boy.... 'Transgender'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Snake said: There's only 2 genders silly boy.... 'Transgender'... Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal stupid PC notion not backed by a single shred of scientific evidence. Run along now. Edited March 20, 2020 by frenchy 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 20, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal And as a social construct its not wrong or bigoted in any way shape or form to think there are only 2 sexs and 2 genders. Complaints about these surgeries being delayed is fucking ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal Oh just fuck off, OK? 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redheaded Stepchild Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 2 sexes. The rest are just mental disorders. 3 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 20, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 20, 2020 IMHO these are cosmetic surgeries. Nothing more, nothing less. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal you've got serious mental issues dude, no shit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Can the transes wait until the pandemic is over and resume? Or will they die unless they get their junk chopped off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 20, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Anler said: Can the transes wait until the pandemic is over and resume? Or will they die unless they get their junk chopped off? Of course they can wait. Just like an old dude getting his hip replaced can wait. And the hip dude is being asked to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 20, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Anler said: Can the transes wait until the pandemic is over and resume? Or will they die unless they get their junk chopped off? Only way they die is by suicide. Says something about the condition in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, frenchy said: stupid PC notion not backed by a single shred of scientific evidence. Run along now. Yeah Jordan Peterson debunks that stupid theory pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snopro31 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The medical world should feel ashamed they are postponing these surgeries and allocating services to sick covid 19 patients. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 3 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Incorrect, there are many, as it's a social construct, and can change over time. Sex on the other hand is much closer to binary, yet there are still outlier cases of sex. Neal Wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I'm quite certain Neil grapples with his own sexuality at times 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 There are only 2 genders. Everything else is a mental disorder. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 20, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 20, 2020 Big surprise. Some liberal media and transgenders make a national emergency about them. Fucking disgusting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 6 hours ago, AKIQPilot said: There are only 2 genders. Everything else is a mental disorder. yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Anler said: Can the transes wait until the pandemic is over and resume? Or will they die unless they get their junk chopped off? they don't chop it off . the slice it open turn it inside out and stuff it up inside . yeah I can see why one would not want to put somthing like that off . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Highmark said: And as a social construct its not wrong or bigoted in any way shape or form to think there are only 2 sexs and 2 genders. Complaints about these surgeries being delayed is fucking ridiculous. Being wrong is your choice. You can choose to be ignorant on the issue or not. It's a free country. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Big Crappie said: Oh just fuck off, OK? Not a chance, mmmkay. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 12 hours ago, hayward said: you've got serious mental issues dude, no shit! Incorrect. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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