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Transgender EuroStudy:
Legal Survey and Focus on the
Transgender Experience of Health Care
Responses by Healthcare Professionals when
Treatment was Requested
The first question concerned the first healthcare professional who might be approached when a
trans person seeks gender reassignment – a doctor or psychiatrist. The question was ‘when you first
talked to a doctor or psychiatrist about your transition how did they respond The AB answer was
‘wanted to help but lacked information’. 63 The Best Practice (BP) was ‘they were informative and helpful’.
Chart 15: Percentage of Respondents Who Did Not Get an AB
Response from Doctors or Psychiatrists Regarding Their Gender
Transition
Comparison by when transitioned
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
27
24
> 10 years
> 5 years
Comparison by earnings
30
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
19
> € 20.000
> € 50.000
63
This may seem like a
very generous AB, but
we feel that it is a
realistic one as the
majority of healthcare
professionals have no
knowledge about transrelated
healthcare. The
question was concerned
with ascertaining
whether there was
good will to help the
trans patient.
Comparison by occupation
30
25
24
25
20
15
10
5
unskilled
0
skilled
We can see from the data in Chart 16 that approximately one quarter of all respondents across
the groups and categories did not get an AB response when seeking treatment. There is little
difference between those who transitioned less than 5 years ago and more than 10 years ago – indeed
the responses from healthcare professionals appear to be getting worse. What is noticeable is the