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Feminism imagines a better future for the world - one where power is shared equally and people are not discriminated against for being who they are. But as an individual, the path to getting there can often seem unclear or overwhelming. Whose policies are going to tackle the climate crisis best? Who should I be lobbying to improve abortion access? How can I help get better pay for carers? In this podcast series hosted by Wallis Grant, Feminist Futures explores not just what we want the future to look like but how we get there and what we can do to drive forward change. Exploring a different topic each week, with the help of experts from each field, this podcast will show how we can achieve a more equal and liberated society, one step after another.
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
For this week’s podcast, we’re talking access to healthcare for trans people and how can create a system that works in their favour, not against them.
I’m joined by Alexa Moore from TransgenderNI, an amazing organisation dedicated to improving the lives of trans people in Northern Ireland.
As Alexa puts it in the episode, while the so-called ‘arguments’ of the ‘culture war’ continue, it distracts us from the real issues facing the trans community and one of those is access to healthcare. According to Stonewall, nearly a fifth (24%) of trans people surveyed fear discrimination from a healthcare provider, meaning many put off asking healthcare at all. We need to be creating a healthcare system that prioritises the needs of trans individuals, not vilifying them and Alexa and her colleagues have a plan on how to do just that.
Visions for the future
⇣ Decentralising care to allow trans people to access care through their GPs, for example.
⛔️ No gatekeeping of services based on whether you’ve accessed another, for example, like mental health
🤝 Meaningfully integrating trans people into the way services are run
What you can do
💰 Donate to support the work of TransgenderNI, or other trans organisations in your area
✍️ Write to your local MP, particularly if you live in NI, to highlight the need for urgent support & access to healthcare for trans communities
- Transgender NI have a helpful template here which you can personalise to your own experience - https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/urgent-support-for-trans-communities
✊ If you are a member of a political party in the UK, raise awareness of the issues surrounding access to healthcare and particularly from a Northern Irish perspective. We cannot allow parts of the UK to be left behind
Find out more about the work of TransgenderNI at - https://transgenderni.org.uk/
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