IRELAND!?!?
We all miss sometimes…. 
this post was submitted on 04 May 2025
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Ireland's public health is atrocious even for cis people. It's massively underfunded, the staff are paid and treated horribly, it's way too centralized to Dublin so rural areas get left behind, and private options are insanely expensive. I've heard of trans people being on a waiting list for treatment for over ten years. You can get denied treatment for gender dysphoria for any bullshit the doctor comes up with, including being autistic, being depressed, or having any kinds of history with drugs, even medicinal. None of this is to mention the rampant abuse, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, racism, ableism and so on.
I thought Ireland was cool, damn
Social acceptance outpaced governmental policies.
Yeah trans public healthcare in Ireland is straight up non-existent, but it's not a bad place to be trans for someone willing to go through private healthcare or just DIY. Social acceptance seems decent and there don't seem to be many barriers in the way for things like legally changing name and gender.
yea this is fairly accurate, you essentially have to go private or DIY cause the govt doesn't give a fuck about us but socially it's not particularly scary compared to a lot of places. as well to get surgeries you have to go abroad, total no-go domestically barring breast augmentation.
Where do people in Ireland typically go for surgery? I’ve heard Spain is a popular spot for Europe, but I was curious about Colombia given their big cosmetic surgery industry. Does Cuba do that sort of thing I wonder?
it's my impression that Spain is a popular one yeah, it's not something I've looked into a great deal though
I misunderstood the graph as general trans rights. Still not ideal, but not bad
Last place - Ireland
YOU WERE THE ONE COUNTRY WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE PROGRESSIVE THAT ANY OTHER IN THE EU IRELAND
Apologies Malta I was not familiar with your game
I hate seeing these maps cause we are no longer included, and more importantly, fuck our trans policies.
How is Austria over Germany? You need 3 independent psychological evaluations to get access to any kind of trans healthcare. And they also expire, so you need to get them again everytime you want anything covered by insurance. And the visits themselves are not covered by insurance.
Also, I know people who have been on dutch waitinglists for hrt for years.
Healthcare in Austria is better than germany, maybe thats why.
It took me well over 4 years to go get HRT, and I even cheated a little bit because I only got 2 of them (my gynecologist was pretty merciful, thankfully). There’s absolutely no way that a shithole like Austria is in the top 3.
At first I was confused why TERF Island was missing, but then I realized it was a map of the EU
This would be better as 6 maps that show what people actually have access to (based on the mentioned indicators). More and less access isn't very enlightening.
Edit: their website actually allows you to view the indicators separately https://transrightsmap.tgeu.org/home/
Yeah I was going to say the website now let’s you view all kinds of stuff, and I think this would be the map you’re looking for in regard to healthcare: https://transhealthmap.tgeu.org/