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Eastwick Park Medical Practice 2018-09-13 Person 5 5 0

I saw Dr Perinparajah at the surgery today. I have been very worried about this appointment and almost cancelled it, however I am so glad I didn't! I came to the surgery today to ask for a referral to the gender identity clinic and I was so fearful of stigma and negative response and being made to justify my healthcare needs. I experienced NONE of these. Dr Perinparajah was extremely understanding, kind, and treated me with the utmost respect. This was not only unexpected for me, but is statistically very rare, research shows that trans people are regularly discriminated against by healthcare professionals. I was almost moved to tears by her acknowledgement of my needs and affirmation of my gender identity. I think the surgery have a great asset in Dr Perinparajah, and would urge further exploration of the whole teams confidence and competence in caring for trans and gender non-confirmed people. The organisation 'Gendered Intelligence' have some very helpful resources, as do gender identity websites. Also, if you type 'genderbread person' into Google it will show a helpful tool to understand gender, sexuality and biological sex. Thanks for amazng care!