lgbtq
2020
Trans
Transgender
UK transgender patients turn to crowdfunding due to huge delays
Sep 30 2020 01:17 PMLONDON -- Jay knew he was different from a young age and when adolescence hit, his increasingly feminine body did not match the identity he was growing into.He began researching what it means to be transgender and how others like him had transformed their bodies to reflect their true selves. But the soft-spoken animation student from southwest England was devastated to find that transitioning could take years on the state-run National Health Service (NHS).He is now turning to online fundraising for surgery for his chest, which costs at least £5,000 ($6,500) with a private surgeon. "With the waiting list, it just gets to a point where it's unbearable...