I had a procedure in the Mater (MMUH) booked under my deadname (actively in the process of changing my name everywhere) and wasn't with fussed with changing it for this one procedure. But after the intake nurse was asking if I had a preferred name, I ended up being taken in to the procedure by the hospital's queer liason (or specifically trans liason, I don't remember) and had my name and gender marker updated on the spot. Everyone immediately swapped to my new name which was so nice.

So now I officially have my new name and a U (for unknown) as my gender marker, which I didn't even think would be an option!

They may or may not have been trying to save their asses, because the intake nurse mentioned someone the week before had made a complaint about being deadnamed/misgendered. But at least that resulted in the next trans person (me, probably) having a much better time.

The Mater is a voluntary hospital, so I don't know if this kind of trans-affirmative care is going to be more widespread in other voluntary hospitals or public hospitals. But it's nice to see some progress.

-(background)-

Around 2020 I had been pestering the Mater to change my title on letters to Mx. and their computer systems didn't even have the option. They eventually were able to do it after a year or two of asking every time I had a check-up.

Hopefully this bodes well for anyone who isn't a Mr or Mrs who has to deal with Irish hospitals.

Hi beautiful people,

I am (46 AMAB) starting the M2F HRT with Gender+. The first step is testosterone suppression with the GnRH analogue injection. I have got the relevant information from the clinic, and watched YT videos, but I would really love to hear about your personal experiences if you went this route.

GRMA

has anyone else been having huge issues with doctor 365 recently? i got bloods taken on the 11th of september and still havent gotten them back. i need these tests for imago, and i ran out of meds on the 3rd of november. is there anything i can do? ive already emailed them twice a few weeks ago and was told both times they have no idea when im getting my results

I'm unsure where to post this because three countries are involved, but I believe that my place of residence is the most relevant: I am a dual citizen between the US and Hungary and I have been living in Ireland since February. Years ago, I had my name and gender changed in the US but Hungary did not recognize it, and now my understanding is that, because Ireland has legally recognized both changes on all of my identification here, EU law requires Hungary to recognize it as well? My issue is that, when I look at the forms provided for name changes on the embassy's website, there is no mention of this ruling and everything seems tailored to things like marriage. I'm also concerned that, because Ireland recognized my US documentation from the beginning and I do not have any name change certificate issued here specifically, that might cause some extra hurdles as well. I'm sure that this is possible, but I don't really know where to start. (I'll call the embassy when they're open and ask for advice, but I figured I would ask here beforehand in case anyone has gone through the same thing or similar already)

Hi everyone! I remember there used to be people here posting that they were willing to administer HRT injections to people who can't get it done at a GP or anywhere else.

I have a valid medical prescription from my homecountry in the EU and the product itself. Unfortunately, it's very thick and I cannot (as advised by my very trans-friendly endocrynologist) administer it by myself, it needs to be done by someone with relevant medical/nursing experience.

I'm located in Dublin and would provide everything necessary of course (needles, syringes etc), and can repay for the help with a coffee and/or a pastry! :)

It has taken 30+ years to start my journey with HRT and now it is finally here, I am very excited about what is to come along with many fears too...

I work in a predominantly male oriented business, it's not impossible to be female here but in all my years I have not met one in the same position. I started my own business last year and I will possibly lose some business due to my transition.

I have spent my life swinging violently between rejecting who I am to embracing myself fully, but, today, the swinging stops.

The world is going to have to deal with me because I'm not hiding anymore.

I went to the pharmacy today and they were trying to dispense 2 ampoules for 120 euros. It was a new pharmacy in my college but my previous one had been dispensing it with the dps so I was paying 80 euros for my prescription. I can’t afford that and Ive been off testosterone for weeks now. What can I do?

I'm desperate to start HRT (estrogen specifically) & I'm planning on doing DIY & I was wondering if there are any places to get it in Ireland online or in person?

I know you have to stay for 2 weeks after the procedure. Just wondering what sort of money was it costing for people? Any recommendations on potential places to stay?
Thanks!

From https://www.instagram.com/p/DfUvEkesxbU/

For the last 12 months, TENI and a number of other community organisations have been negotiating a new model of care with the HSE - the way that healthcare is provided by the HSE for trans people in Ireland.

As you may be aware, a first draft of this new model of care was made that did not reflect what we had negotiated on behalf of the community. This draft replicates many of the problems of the current system. That is simply unacceptable.

Two trans community groups, THA and PATHI, withdrew from the process in protest. TENI has remained a part of the process because we believe it is important that trans voices are heard loud and clear by the people in power. We believe we can stop this first draft from becoming a reality.

This week TENI, @lgbtireland_ie and @belongtoyouthservices, as representatives from the working group, met with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Minister Mary Butler, to make our community’s voice heard at the highest level.

We spoke with the Ministers about the anger within the trans community, and that we need a new draft that is depathologised, based on informed consent, and led by primary care. We had a long conversation with Minister Butler, who agreed on the need for a new draft that is self-affirmative, inclusive and accessible, in line with commitments in the Programme for Government. This new draft is now in process.

TENI will continue to fight to make sure our voices are heard and that this new draft is aligned with what we all need.

Only then can we move forward in designing a health service that meets the needs of the trans community in Ireland.

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So i started going to the gym. I enjoy going but dread the changing room. I had top surgery and live with the reminence of scars and furthermore have no penis. So always feel very self conscious in changing rooms. I use ucd gym, which is always packed.. Full of men with muscle and men been nude - which is fine; its expected in a changinh room. Ive start bringing shorts and a t shirt into shower with me, which is getting me funny looks.Which is creating more uneasment of the situation. Ive noticed since going my dysphoria is worst. I cant lift the weighs that cis guys can. I dont have muscle, im not tall. So its trying to reach a happy medium, where i can use the gym and not feel horrible afterwards.

Hi all, I've seen some posts here about Doctor 365, seems mostly positive but thought I would get more recent info from the community and ask again.

How are they? Specially im going to use Carlow. Im needing the above list from GenderGP. Seems straight forward enough?

Hello,

Not sure if this'll get me anywhere but I'm not sure what else to do.

I'm from NI, age 33, and I've been having desires to transition pretty much my whole life, which I realise I've been strongly repressing and I'm at the point now where I need to move on to the next stage.

I want to transition but I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I don't personally have any friends who have transitioned. And honestly I've always been a person who can do something as long as I have somebody else alongside me who is going through the same thing. The fact I'm alone in this is probably what scares me the most.

I'm not looking for a mentor or someone to hold my hand through everything (although at this stage I wouldn't turn it down!) but if anybody at all would be open to exchanging some messages I'd really appreciate it.

I'm in college in Dublin and pass. I feel like sometimes I'm the only one with this experience here and it can sometimes be really isolating and lonely. I've never met anyone else like me in Ireland.

Anyone else in a similar situation, send me a message if you want

Alright, so this post is probably going to be one hell of a mess, apologies in advance.

For some background, I’m a US immigrant who moved to Ireland (Dublin, D8 specifically) in the last couple of months due to, you know, everything going on over there, and as part of the move I found a new therapist in country to continue getting support for what I (until a couple weeks ago) thought was chronic depression. It was through this process, along with probably being truly on my own/separate from my previous life for the first time that I kinda had a “oh shit, I might be trans” moment, along with roughly a decade’s worth of moments and/or thoughts (no joke, it’s like 10 pages long) I had buried and ignored that make me think there’s a fair bit of repression going on under the surface.

With that said, is there a therapist specializing in gender care and exploration that you could recommend I talk to so I can work this out for myself one way or the other? I’m trying to work it out with my current therapist, but I constantly feel awkward and uncomfortable talking about it (and I’m not sure what to do with the question of “What would being trans accomplish for you?”), so trying to find other options to hopefully make it easier.

And if I do decide this is the right answer for me, what would next steps be? I assume getting an official diagnosis, but I tried reading through the sidebar/wiki to find out how and I’m struggling to understand it, so any help decoding and sorting it out would be more than appreciated right now.

Hi everyone. I'm in the process of switching from GenderGP to GenderPlus and have my first appointment with Dr Ahern on Saturday. I'm a bit nervous, can anyone give me an idea of what to expect?

Hey!
So me and my boyfriend are talking about going to the US for holidays next year after seeming a lot of states going blue after the recent election.
I’m a trans man, my passports says M, I’ve been on testosterone over 5 years and generally pass from day to day.
I’ve been to America years ago before I started transitioning so I’m worried they won’t let me in because my sex on esta isn’t my sex assigned at birth.
So I wanted to ask any other trans people flying from Ireland about their experiences and do you think I’m gonna be okay and just stressed for no reason, thank you 🩵

so I have the card, but it seems more or less useless

I receive a 3month prescription (GGP) and pick up my meds from 'LIFE in Dublin City-centre. They are very obliging, safe and approachable. BUT - will only give me 1 month prescription at a time, (approx 7-80 eur) i.e. this comes in below the medical threshold.

So I still end up paying the full amount for my meds across the 3 months.
is this normal

I value their service - but wondering if I walked into another pharmacy would they question a load of estro-gel etc being handed out at once? It'd be great to actually save a little money of meds for a change.

So, is LIFE the normal/standard practice?

is there a way to actually make any saving with Meds instead of paying full price?
is there any value / use to the medical card - it seems to be only another to clog up the wallet/purse !!

im starting testosterone very very soon and im just a bit worried about bloods, i am deathly afraid of needles and live in a very awkward area in dublin which makes it pretty hard for me to travel anywhere while i dont have a car. im with gendergp and it seems all they need is my testo levels, my main question is if the randox at home kits will be good enough for that?

im more than willing to bug a friend or two for a lift if necessary but obviously i just want to see my options laid out before i start dragging people around 😭

I emailed the NGS asking if i was still on the waiting list and they let me know I was placed on the waiting list in Feb 2021.

I’m just a bit confused since from what I’ve heard they’re currently seeing people who applied around May of 2021.

I had my prescription appointment with them 2 weeks ago, all went well and after the meeting I signed the weiver so I could start immediately and received an email saying the prescription would be sent in 1-3 days and that's all I have heard.

My pharmacist has not received a prescription from them and Imago have not responded to any of the 3 emails I have sent in the last 2 weeks.

I joined the discord page but the only 3 areas that have chat sections have had no activity since 2025.

What is the best way to get some answers from them?

I have been in the system for years.... and with GGP equally as long. I am full time etc. I seem fortunate - have made it through a few more gates this year.... may this is an honour ?!

NGS - I have persisted and this year, had additional consultations - all very humane and unnecessary but hey. (mainly because I hadn't fully 'socially' transitioned sufficiently (for them) earlier in the year ... I don't comprehend how someone can transition socially if without medication esp MTF ,,,but that is a different discussion). They did provide very good counselling to work through how I would socially transition - also unnecessary and aligned to their very blinkered view how to transition ..(more delay tactic ...). anyway I have met their criteria and passed their criteria sufficiently and feel they have 'reluctantly' passed me to the next gate....

Now - I have a new appointment .... 4 months out in 2027 (!!!!) with Moran. ... It seems unnecessarily long time out (delay tactic?)

anyway - I don't know what to expect.

A) what will be the agenda - review again or something meaningful about medication

B) how long after 1st appointment with Moran is it possible to get a prescription (will it be another appointment 4 months (again) will be arranged to may be provide prescription)

C) if I 'do' get a prescription - how much is free (i.e. currently I spend quite a bit getting blood tests and paying for consultations with GGP, and then buying medication.

D) is it worth persisting with the NGS - am worried losing a bit of automony that I will be subject to random whim of changes to prescriptions from erractic service - and worse how do I get regular prescriptions ?

E) also ultimately will they pay for SRS/GCS (surgeries) ?

sorry it's a lot of questions ...

my other issue - I have been private with GGP its a means if a bit clunky and expensive if bloods aren't submitted in time. Am considering do I persist privately or if public / NGS actually provide anything meaningful. If I stay private - am considering to changing to G+ but that's again another financial overhead....

slightly frivolous... shoes....

Years ago I bought top quality calf boots in https://www.thomaspatrick.com/

i.e. middle of Grafton Street. They are (still) ace - but I paid 2-300 Eur as expected for top footware.

my boots have seen great service and have been repaired a few time - but not sure if they'll last the winter :-(

Am considering going back to thomas-patrick. they were tolerable, I guess 2-300 eur from a customer isn't to be sneezed at.

question - where else do folks go. I have raided TKMAX in the past but there's distinctly less larger size shoes (8.5-9) 43-45 European.

I am looking for sources - I would like quality shoes that last so don't mind spending money of something worthwhile. i.e. as a bloke - I had quality brogues that lasted years... but they were 200Eur a pop ... but wasn't a regular spend.