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I'm sure you've all seen this already but I thought I'd post it myself because it really is a horrible situation. Text not mine:

To further explain the Catch-22:

Gender reassignment, in the UK, is mediated through specialist clinics. For the south of England, the specialist clinc is at Charing Cross Hospital in London. In order for Charing Cross to put you forward for surgery, you have to demonstrate that you are functioning day-to-day, living in your target gender.

In order to get funding out of Oxfordshire PCT, you have to demonstrate "extreme need" - and pretty much the only way to do this is to be so depressed as to be at risk of suicide. A state of mental health which then makes you ineligible for treatment by Charing Cross.

Oxfordshire PCT will only fund your gender reassignment when your condition, through non-treatment, has made you too ill to undergo surgery.

If you are currently living in the UK - please sign this petition: -

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/gdoxpct/

You can read the full report detailing the policys of the Oxfordshire PCT here:- http://www.translondon.org.uk/documents/The%20Fa...