anyone who isn't british may not understand just how horrible this is for trans people, and why it matters so much. what the government is basically doing is forcing trans people to go through a possible 10 year process in order to fully transition. trans people must have a (1/?)

diagnosis from 2 doctors, usually a GP (general practitioner) and a doctor in a GIC (gender identity clinic), which could take up to 2-5 years itself since the NHS is severely underfunded and waiting lists are ridiculously long. they then must sit in front of a bunch of cis (2/?)

people and convince them that they are "trans enough". this is an issue not only for non-dysphoric trans people, but also just in general; there's a stupid amount of transphobic people in the NHS, which could prevent them getting the approval of a doctor. the legislation (3/?)

also states that people with disorders such as psychosis will be "ruled out", as apparently mentally ill people cant be trans anymore. basically the government is trying to make it as difficult as possible for trans people to transition. so please speak up about it, whether (4/?)

you're cis or not. your british trans friends, including me, are literally begging you. if you're from the uk, sign this petition and get it to 100k signatures so that parliament will have to consider it: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327108
please don't ignore this #uktransrights

#uktransrights a carrd that explains it again if you didn't understand my wording, and also gives ways to help: https://uktransrights.carrd.co 

#uktransrights another: https://transrightsuk.carrd.co/ 

please be safe!! vpn 360 is free on the app store and is the one i use, i'm not too sure about androids but i'm sure there are some you can find #uktransrights https://twitter.com/inniterphobic/status/1307690122012495872

#UKTransRights another important step you can do to help!!! https://twitter.com/inniterphobic/status/1307699102776528900

^^^^ related to above tweet, for anyone struggling:

#uktransrights https://twitter.com/inniterphobic/status/1307708418283778049

i'm gonna have to mute this thread now because it's getting a little emotionally exhausting with all the notifications, thank you for sharing all of this stuff around and helping <3 reminder if you haven't signed the petition above already, please do :( stay safe, any trans +

+ people who are struggling atm, know that it's okay to reach out to friends/family for help. you are valid, you are loved, and we all deserve more than this. take a break from social media if needed <3 wishing you all the best rn