You seem to be implying that BDD only affects Trans people… Just so you know, I was actually depressed for a lot of my life (and yes, there is lots of surgery, or medical assistance I could have done to improve that. I was actually voted the quietest person in my school). I didn’t get a date until I was 20 because of lack of confidence.
Here in Australia though, not sure about US/Canada, but it’s worth noting most therapies are covered with the exception of some cosmetic: https://www.drmichaelkernohan.com.au/blogs/will-medicare-cover-gender-affirmation-surgery/ . Even HRT is covered. The difference appears to be that Adam Apple does seem covered in Australia… I feel that should be there too though.
In the case of the article, there’s nothing that has stopped her getting HRT and everything else covered. There’s no laws stopping her getting cosmetic surgery. She simply doesn’t want to pay for that component (and a huge amount of the cosmetic component is already probably covered technically). I don’t feel there would be no fair way to provide facial cosmetic surgery without basically covering all cosmetic surgery for free. As I’m not sure how you’d even define what is covered by it
What kind of cosmetic surgery specifically do you believe should be covered for free?
Hey dude, this is a trans space. You should not barge in and start fighting trans people. That’s not nice be(e)havior. If you want to engage with people you don’t understand, you need to do so by treating them with good faith and listen to them.
Why isn’t that an example of BDD? https://bdd.iocdf.org/professionals/signs-symptoms/
You seem to be implying that BDD only affects Trans people… Just so you know, I was actually depressed for a lot of my life (and yes, there is lots of surgery, or medical assistance I could have done to improve that. I was actually voted the quietest person in my school). I didn’t get a date until I was 20 because of lack of confidence.
Here in Australia though, not sure about US/Canada, but it’s worth noting most therapies are covered with the exception of some cosmetic: https://www.drmichaelkernohan.com.au/blogs/will-medicare-cover-gender-affirmation-surgery/ . Even HRT is covered. The difference appears to be that Adam Apple does seem covered in Australia… I feel that should be there too though.
In the case of the article, there’s nothing that has stopped her getting HRT and everything else covered. There’s no laws stopping her getting cosmetic surgery. She simply doesn’t want to pay for that component (and a huge amount of the cosmetic component is already probably covered technically). I don’t feel there would be no fair way to provide facial cosmetic surgery without basically covering all cosmetic surgery for free. As I’m not sure how you’d even define what is covered by it
What kind of cosmetic surgery specifically do you believe should be covered for free?
Hey dude, this is a trans space. You should not barge in and start fighting trans people. That’s not nice be(e)havior. If you want to engage with people you don’t understand, you need to do so by treating them with good faith and listen to them.
Hey, thanks for addressing this with ur fellow instance member. I’m always super impressed at how nice y’all are :3