Again, apply this concept to diabetics. What about diabetics who can’t afford to buy all the insulin they need? For example, do you think a poor diabetic should be discouraged from taking expired or improperly stored insulin when their only alternative option is not taking any insulin at all? (example I found in this study)
What I’m getting at here is that hormone therapy is a medical treatment that can and does save lives and improves quality of life - not just for trans people either. And in this current era of transphobic fascism, I think it’s kinda fucked up to imply to, say, trans folks in red states that may be banning HRT this sort of “oh well, if you can’t get your life-saving medication through the proper channels, you should just go without” idea.
At least, that’s how my perspective as a cis dude is interpreting what you’re saying in the context of the world right now.
Again, apply this concept to diabetics. What about diabetics who can’t afford to buy all the insulin they need? For example, do you think a poor diabetic should be discouraged from taking expired or improperly stored insulin when their only alternative option is not taking any insulin at all? (example I found in this study)
What I’m getting at here is that hormone therapy is a medical treatment that can and does save lives and improves quality of life - not just for trans people either. And in this current era of transphobic fascism, I think it’s kinda fucked up to imply to, say, trans folks in red states that may be banning HRT this sort of “oh well, if you can’t get your life-saving medication through the proper channels, you should just go without” idea.
At least, that’s how my perspective as a cis dude is interpreting what you’re saying in the context of the world right now.