It is just indefensible, the shit they get away with. That combination of bureaucracy and power play is nasty. And yes, the horror stories I've heard have almost all been about men, too. (Although Dani's own therapist is female and ... problematic.) A certain type of man must find the temptation to exercise that kind of control over a woman's life just irresistible, and the system is set up so the assholes generally get away with it.
And that's one thing that's often overlooked in the argument about public healthcare in the US - going private is *always* an alternative. I'm glad you were able to take care of yourself if the NHS wouldn't. Similarly, we've been paying for HRT privately rather than touch insurance before she was legally listed as female (which was a couple months ago). I have to admit that I wouldn't mind not having to come up with $20K on our own, though. ;)
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Date: 2011-03-17 12:04 pm (UTC)And that's one thing that's often overlooked in the argument about public healthcare in the US - going private is *always* an alternative. I'm glad you were able to take care of yourself if the NHS wouldn't. Similarly, we've been paying for HRT privately rather than touch insurance before she was legally listed as female (which was a couple months ago). I have to admit that I wouldn't mind not having to come up with $20K on our own, though. ;)