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Armand1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
So much negativity in these comments.
Having read the guidelines, I think they’re pretty reasonable.
I’m sure it’s not perfect, but this could help people. A trans relative of mine has been mistreated by specific doctors, and being able to signal to others to stay away from these person could really help others.
Right now, the worst that can happen is that someone is wrongly flagged and a small minority of people dislike them, but the good it can do is greater.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 4 months ago
I am sure that you understand that this sentence without any additional context means nothing.
Armand1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I thought it was fairly clear, but I’ll elaborate.
If a trans person is discriminated against by their doctor, then having a mechanism to warn other trans people away from that doctor so they don’t waste their time or go through unpleasant experiences would be useful.
Same can be said of therapists etc.
To be honest we should probably have a way of publicly rating medical professionals in general, regardless of whether you are trans or not, but trans people probably need it more than the average person.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 4 months ago
Ok, I will be brutally explicit: this person think having been mistreated because he is a biological male thinking to be a woman and the doctor said that he cannot menstruate (or flipping the sides she is a biological woman thinking to be a man and was said she cannot have prostate cancer) or because the doctor mistreated him since the doctor is an asshole and/or did big and clear medical mistakes ?
Because I imagine that you understand that in the first case, the problem is not the doctor saying a truth while in the second case the doctor should be banned from the profession in any case because this doctor is a danger to everyone not only your trans relative.
Here I agree 1000% with you, a bad doctor is a bad doctor irregardless who the patient is.
Armand1@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’ll get back to you on that, but just to be clear transphobia on a medical level is more about gaslighting trans people and / or denying them the treatment they need.
The doctor in question could also campaign against allowing trans people to have the procedures they need to help them, or personally deny them a referral.
Wait times for trans-specific procedures can be astronomical compared to other procedures in the same country. Think years in wait time.
I don’t think most trans people complain about doctors mentioning what genitals or conditions they may have in 1-1 conversations.
All of that said, I am not trans myself, so I’m not the right person to ask. It’s best to ask trans people themselves about their experiences in the healthcare industry, but they have unique challenges.