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Trans-related healthcare in Canada
Shivahn
Unaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
Unaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
Hi everyone,
Very briefly, my situation is that I'm finishing up a PhD, hopefully within fourish months, and planning on moving to Canada, ideally Vancouver, a couple of months after (my wife and I have already applied for permanent residence via the Express Entry program). You can probably infer my question from the thread title; I'm trans and have no real idea how to navigate that in the Canadian system, practically. Most of the web searches I find including hormone therapy bring me to various sites for post-menopausal women, and any web search involving trans health care immediately returns a trillion results about surgery, which is not what I'm searching for. I have plenty of time before this really matters, but I'm trying to get as many ducklings in a row as possible, as early as possible. So my broad question is thus: is there anything I need to know, or can look at now, that will show me how to go about getting access to transgender-type hormone replacement therapy in Canada, probably BC, probably Vancouver? Or at least any resources that could aid me in developing a plan/knowing if there are any hoops to jump through (I feel like there won't be particularly many here, but I know that the degree to which attempting to get hormones is akin to a circus varies wildly by country).
Very briefly, my situation is that I'm finishing up a PhD, hopefully within fourish months, and planning on moving to Canada, ideally Vancouver, a couple of months after (my wife and I have already applied for permanent residence via the Express Entry program). You can probably infer my question from the thread title; I'm trans and have no real idea how to navigate that in the Canadian system, practically. Most of the web searches I find including hormone therapy bring me to various sites for post-menopausal women, and any web search involving trans health care immediately returns a trillion results about surgery, which is not what I'm searching for. I have plenty of time before this really matters, but I'm trying to get as many ducklings in a row as possible, as early as possible. So my broad question is thus: is there anything I need to know, or can look at now, that will show me how to go about getting access to transgender-type hormone replacement therapy in Canada, probably BC, probably Vancouver? Or at least any resources that could aid me in developing a plan/knowing if there are any hoops to jump through (I feel like there won't be particularly many here, but I know that the degree to which attempting to get hormones is akin to a circus varies wildly by country).
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The alternative if you can't find a family doctor (and be warned, it can actually be tough to find them; many are booked up full and it can take months of effort), is to check for local clinics where GPs will work certain extra hours. But a family GP is a better option as they'll have your health records and be more reliable when you need to go in.
The SE thread might also have some good resources, I know there's a decent Vancouver contingent there.
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