I don't mean any ill but I'd just like to understand better; I apologise sincerely if this is offensive and I beg your patience with me. Supposing a transgender person already "passes," is there a meaningful difference between FFS and cosmetic surgery? There are cis people with very severe body image issues including with, say, how their nose or brow looks -- even suicidally so.
Its medically necessary, and many states and organizations state it as such. Being against it is transphobia.
This community is not about cisgender people. Body dysmorphia in cisgender people is a different illness from gender dysphoria altogether, and has a different treatment regimen.
I'm not against it, I want to understand the issue better. I do not understand why being against it is transphobia, but I would like to understand this better.
No provinces in Canada nor any medical boards consider it necessary, though they do consider other more expensive transgender surgeries medically necessary. (That is not to say I agree with them on account of their authority -- but I am curious what analogous organisations in the US differ here.) Edit: I imagine the vast majority of trans people agree that gender-affirming surgeries like top & bottom are necessary, or at least should be covered, but I'd be interested to see if most trans people agree that FFS is medically necessary.
I can understand the argument that it's simply a different illness than cisgender dysmorphia. But, why do we not consider cisgender dysmorphia something which warrants medically necessary surgery? It can cause equal amounts of suffering. Perhaps we should fund both.
Considering that the province won't even pay for dental or eye care, I'd say this was the right call. Debates about what kind of cosmetic surgeries count as healthcare can't begin until we fix those holes first
I also see why it isn't the default. It should be, but there are other procedures where that's the case, depending on where you are in the world.
Post mastectomy reconstruction surgeries aren't always covered by everything. Should be, but aren't.
I say anything that treats the patient should be covered, period, including any and all reconstructive procedures like FFS. It's just a matter of getting people to realize it's medical care, not elective cosmetic surgery.
Doesn't seem to matter whether it's a form of socialized health care, or capitalist, allocation of funds/resources is rarely decided by people that actually understand what's going on, it's decided by accountants, lawyers, and legislators.
It sucks. There are goodly amount of surgeries and other care that get labeled as cosmetic or elective that are fundamentally part of treating the patient. It's absurd.
I have at least one trans friend and many gay friends (mainly from climbing).
I know it's not a popular opinion but I agree taxpayers shouldn't cover it, as it's referring to physical characteristics. One could otherwise make the argument that breast enhancement surgery, hair transplants for beards or penis enlargement surgery should be covered too.
I'd even argue that allowing this would even cause more division in the community honestly (so it's not even a good thing for the lgbtiq community possibly)
Honestly, I'm not the most handsome guy either, but I wouldn't expect free plastic surgery either to enhance my beard and fill in the gaps
I'm not a big guy and I got bullied in high school.
I've been made fun of for a patchy beard too.
Lots of women I know felt insecure because of small breasts. Lots of them believe they'd be more attractive with a different butt
I know Indian people here who had to put up with racism.
The reality is, there are always assholes out there, but the best thing to do is to find people to accept you. Assholes will always be assholes and will always use people's features to bully
I know you think you're helping, but I suspect this would create a massive backlash and incite hatred towards trans people. Trans people will still need to put up with assholes, but will also have to spend their lives proving that they're not looking for special treatment and free handouts (ie. Something like this could hurt them more).
The trans person I know is obviously trans too but actually has a huge amount of friends and is the nicest person I know. She also seems successful too. Something like this would actually work negatively against her.