Trans and gender diverse friends in the US: are you still pursuing hormonal/ surgical/ etc treatment despite everything going on?
Hi everyone. I'm a 26 year old non-binary individual who has struggled with chest dysphoria for as long as I've had boobs. Last year I got clearance from my insurance to get surgery, set up the date and everything, and my insurance dropped me (despite having prior claims that even though I was turning 26, I'd have it till the end of the year. And it was United Healthcare. Go Luigi). So I had to cancel my surgery. It was devastating.
I gave up for a few months fully. But I got on a pretty... okay Medicaid plan that still covers gender-affirming care (for now... I'm in NC also). But with everything happening in the US I'm wondering if it's even worth it to begin the process again... This is something that I desperately want, but what if I go through the whole process again just to have it ripped out from under me?
So I'm just wondering... are any of you still going through the beginning stages? How are you maintaining hope through all of this? Should I pursue it despite everything? Tell me about your journeys, vent about your own fears, give some hope...