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Increase funding for GICS and Transgender availability for hormones and surgery
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7,658 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, GICS have over a year average waiting time for NHS funded hormones, thousands every year applying for hormone and surgery access. Many Transgender people every year die due to prejudice. With increasing funding for NHS GICs, transgender people will be able to get help much more quickly.
Transgender people are waiting up to two and a half years for initial consultations at NHS gender identity clinics. This is despite an NHS England pledge in 2016 to bring waiting times to below 18 weeks by 2018. The average wait from receiving a GP referral to getting a first appointment is 18 months. [Source: BBC]
8/10 trans young people have self-harmed and almost half have attempted to kill themselves, according to new study looking at the experiences of LGBT pupils in schools across the UK.
8/10 trans young people have self-harmed and almost half have attempted to kill themselves, according to new study looking at the experiences of LGBT pupils in schools across the UK.
Timeline
| 20 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
7,658
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Dec 2018
Closed
20 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.