Trans people’s lives ‘on hold’ waiting for treatment, say campaigners

They say more must be done to speed up access to services.

The lives of trans people “are on hold while they’re on the waiting list for treatment, say campaigners.

Thousands of people are facing up to a five year wait for an initial appointment at Scotland’s Gender Clinics.

As new figures reveal a rise in people coming forward for treatment, we hear from one student who travelled to England and paid more than £10,000 to get surgery and hormone treatment.

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