Transgender EuroStudy – Legal Survey and Focus ... - ILGA Europe

57 April 2008
Comparison by earnings
100
80
60
56
40
20
0
60
> € 20.000
> € 50.000
Comparison by occupation
100
80
60
51
40
20
0
57
unskilled
skilled
These figures in Chart 15 show that over half of all groups were refused funding and paid
themselves. What is surprising in these results is that, although there is a minor difference of 6%
between those who transitioned less than 5 years ago compared to those who transitioned more than
10 years ago, there is very little difference between those who were in the low income bracket and
those in a higher income bracket who paid for their treatment themselves. This factor is particularly
concerning if we take into account our finding that nearly half of all respondents were in the lower
income bracket of less than €25,000 per year and the financial burden that paying for surgery must
have been.
Treatment by Healthcare
Professionals
This second section of the data analysis employed comparison of the same groups - those who
transitioned less than 5 years ago compared with those who transitioned more than 10 years ago; a
comparison between those who earned less than €20,000 per year and those who earned more than
€50,000 per year and a comparison between those who were in skilled occupations compared with
those who were in unskilled occupations. The questions asked were concerned with trans people’s
experiences with healthcare professionals as previous research has shown that this is a problematic
area in terms of the knowledge that they have of trans-related treatment as well as personal attitudes
that some practitioners might have about gender reassignment.