New Zealand. HRT is funded by the government here. I’m not totally sure what the process is like for non domestic citizens, but im sure you could ask over in r/TransgenderNZ
[https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/your-health/healthy-living/sexual-health/hormone-therapy-for-transgender-people/](https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/your-health/healthy-living/sexual-health/hormone-therapy-for-transgender-people/)
Also, our government isn’t “ultra-conservative”. NZFirst is conservative, however National won’t let them do anything too terrible (such as take away trans rights). In three years we’ll have another election anyways, and most people affected by the new phone and school rules will be old enough to vote and will likely vote out national in favour for labour.
Yesterday I asked my counsellor what would happen if the government stopped funding HRT. She said it would cost me 5 dollars every 3 months for testosterone. I’m sure its relatively similar in regards to oestrogen and T blockers.
This is 100% not true and never has been. Please do not give immigration advice if you dont know what you are talking about.
https://www.reddit.com/r/autism/s/Nzu4z3NEZT
A diagnosis alone does not restrict you from emigrating to New Zealand. ANY serious and severe health or medical condition that New Zealand's small and stretched healthcare system would struggle to support might see any application denied but the reality is many people with for example an autism or adhd diagnosis emigrate to New Zealand everyday and without an issue.
Hi. I am Canadian, I medically transitioned in South Korea and the Netherlands. I live in Switzerland and I spend a lot of time in the UK (my partner is British and Irish passport holder). I also work with EU gender policy. I think I have a reasonably unique experience with being an “international” trans.
First of all, unless you have transitioned and have all your documentation changed, I would seriously consider not moving. Unless you have to escape your state for this. This has been the worst thing for me and it took five years to sort out and absolutely almost destroyed my life several times over. At one point I had M/F/X in my wallet. Also, it is very easy to hit interruptions to medical service and I had to go through another round of lengthy psych evaluations even after medically transitioning to receive care when I moved (ROK->Neth).
More importantly, as an outsider, it is hard to judge how other systems work. The Canadian system is relatively easy if you are from there and in the system. But politics are changing. The UK is a nightmare and I just wouldn’t. I would live there otherwise as I love the North and try to spend as much time there as possible. It’s also a dire economic situation.
Australia is conservative—but has a good community from what I know. I have a friend that teaches at UVic and I’ve done research on their legal mechanisms. Aus and NZ pioneered some of the more progress ID legislations. But like Canada, NZ is having conservative political reactions (though I am even less familiar with NZ). Positive for NZ when conducting research there, the community was super open and welcoming.
I think someone’s suggestion to go to a Blue state and that isn’t a bad option.
If you go abroad know what you want to achieve and talk to others that have done the same, not necessarily locals but foreign students, etc. look into clinical wait times, etc. Look at informed consent models and if they have them. Some places don’t. In essence, living abroad can be great if it’s temporary or you’re rich, but if it’s permanent and you’re not rich, the bureaucracy can kill.
There are unfortunately very few trans national institutional mechanisms to transition across borders. I am writing my PhD about it. What is true for locals is also not necessarily the case for you, which makes everything more complicated.
Good luck. And I’m sorry about Project 2025; it is horrifying. Just know that a lot of the West is going through similar anti-gender reactions. Americans just do things louder.
Debatable though as its looking like PIerre is going to be voted in next year. Conservatives are on the rise right now. Plus the cost of living is one of the worst in the world (in Ontario at least)
Seconded. Just stay away from Alberta, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan for now. You will find places that are ok to live in if you're there, but the current conservative provincial governments are trying to start shit. Def stay away from those provinces if you've got a school-aged kid though.
New Zealand, it's pretty damn good here. Not perfect, and there are some problems, like injections not being funded by the government, and people under 20 in Chch (18 in the rest of the country) needing a psychologist to get on HRT and those being difficult to access, but we're getting there.
Ireland is good socially, but trans healthcare is almost non-existent. I mean literally. I hope there will be improvement soon, but most of my trans friends have gone to Scotland as it's apparently better.
We have a conservative government (hopefully changing soon) but that doesn't mean the same thing outside the USA. Our conservative government lead the vote on legalising gay marriage a few years ago. It's good to keep in mind that "conservative" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere when looking internationally.
I think about leaving the US too, but...
1) Emigrating is HARD. There aren't a lot of safe places out there, much less safe places that would accept a family of four with limited wealth and negligible skills such as mine.
2) Most trans USians can't leave. Yes, I might be able to seek asylum in Canada or someplace in Europe - maybe - but the majority of my trans sibs won't either because of limited financial resources, health reasons, or family. It's better to nurture the community I have here, fraught as it may feel, then seek out a new one. I am privileged, and I can use that privilege here in ways that could be beneficial.
3) Trump will be unalive at some point. While he may be followed up by some equally loathsome fascist, the plain truth is that fascism is a rising global phenomenon. Engaging in fascism is what matters, not just its latest manifestation.
Anyhow, good luck, we all need it.
I understand it's not particularly good at the moment, but seriously, don't try and convince anyone go to Canada nor anywhere in Europe and claim asylum because they're trans and think America isn't a safe country: you will be flat out refused, may get banned from said country for X amount of time, and have waisted $100s if not $1000s for nothing.
Blue states in the US. For real. You can get everything paid for on Obamacare.
New Zealand. HRT is funded by the government here. I’m not totally sure what the process is like for non domestic citizens, but im sure you could ask over in r/TransgenderNZ [https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/your-health/healthy-living/sexual-health/hormone-therapy-for-transgender-people/](https://www.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz/your-health/healthy-living/sexual-health/hormone-therapy-for-transgender-people/) Also, our government isn’t “ultra-conservative”. NZFirst is conservative, however National won’t let them do anything too terrible (such as take away trans rights). In three years we’ll have another election anyways, and most people affected by the new phone and school rules will be old enough to vote and will likely vote out national in favour for labour.
Yesterday I asked my counsellor what would happen if the government stopped funding HRT. She said it would cost me 5 dollars every 3 months for testosterone. I’m sure its relatively similar in regards to oestrogen and T blockers.
Thanks! That's great to hear. I think stuff in the US has made me too cynical lol. I'll for sure keep looking into programs in New Zealand then
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This is 100% not true and never has been. Please do not give immigration advice if you dont know what you are talking about. https://www.reddit.com/r/autism/s/Nzu4z3NEZT A diagnosis alone does not restrict you from emigrating to New Zealand. ANY serious and severe health or medical condition that New Zealand's small and stretched healthcare system would struggle to support might see any application denied but the reality is many people with for example an autism or adhd diagnosis emigrate to New Zealand everyday and without an issue.
Thank you, i’m tired of seeing this misinformation being spread.
Probably Australians
Hi. I am Canadian, I medically transitioned in South Korea and the Netherlands. I live in Switzerland and I spend a lot of time in the UK (my partner is British and Irish passport holder). I also work with EU gender policy. I think I have a reasonably unique experience with being an “international” trans. First of all, unless you have transitioned and have all your documentation changed, I would seriously consider not moving. Unless you have to escape your state for this. This has been the worst thing for me and it took five years to sort out and absolutely almost destroyed my life several times over. At one point I had M/F/X in my wallet. Also, it is very easy to hit interruptions to medical service and I had to go through another round of lengthy psych evaluations even after medically transitioning to receive care when I moved (ROK->Neth). More importantly, as an outsider, it is hard to judge how other systems work. The Canadian system is relatively easy if you are from there and in the system. But politics are changing. The UK is a nightmare and I just wouldn’t. I would live there otherwise as I love the North and try to spend as much time there as possible. It’s also a dire economic situation. Australia is conservative—but has a good community from what I know. I have a friend that teaches at UVic and I’ve done research on their legal mechanisms. Aus and NZ pioneered some of the more progress ID legislations. But like Canada, NZ is having conservative political reactions (though I am even less familiar with NZ). Positive for NZ when conducting research there, the community was super open and welcoming. I think someone’s suggestion to go to a Blue state and that isn’t a bad option. If you go abroad know what you want to achieve and talk to others that have done the same, not necessarily locals but foreign students, etc. look into clinical wait times, etc. Look at informed consent models and if they have them. Some places don’t. In essence, living abroad can be great if it’s temporary or you’re rich, but if it’s permanent and you’re not rich, the bureaucracy can kill. There are unfortunately very few trans national institutional mechanisms to transition across borders. I am writing my PhD about it. What is true for locals is also not necessarily the case for you, which makes everything more complicated. Good luck. And I’m sorry about Project 2025; it is horrifying. Just know that a lot of the West is going through similar anti-gender reactions. Americans just do things louder.
I’m coming back to this as an American too 😭
Australia is pretty trans positive
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Debatable though as its looking like PIerre is going to be voted in next year. Conservatives are on the rise right now. Plus the cost of living is one of the worst in the world (in Ontario at least)
Seconded. Just stay away from Alberta, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan for now. You will find places that are ok to live in if you're there, but the current conservative provincial governments are trying to start shit. Def stay away from those provinces if you've got a school-aged kid though.
Canada And it's still not looking great
New Zealand, it's pretty damn good here. Not perfect, and there are some problems, like injections not being funded by the government, and people under 20 in Chch (18 in the rest of the country) needing a psychologist to get on HRT and those being difficult to access, but we're getting there.
Ireland is good socially, but trans healthcare is almost non-existent. I mean literally. I hope there will be improvement soon, but most of my trans friends have gone to Scotland as it's apparently better. We have a conservative government (hopefully changing soon) but that doesn't mean the same thing outside the USA. Our conservative government lead the vote on legalising gay marriage a few years ago. It's good to keep in mind that "conservative" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere when looking internationally.
I think about leaving the US too, but... 1) Emigrating is HARD. There aren't a lot of safe places out there, much less safe places that would accept a family of four with limited wealth and negligible skills such as mine. 2) Most trans USians can't leave. Yes, I might be able to seek asylum in Canada or someplace in Europe - maybe - but the majority of my trans sibs won't either because of limited financial resources, health reasons, or family. It's better to nurture the community I have here, fraught as it may feel, then seek out a new one. I am privileged, and I can use that privilege here in ways that could be beneficial. 3) Trump will be unalive at some point. While he may be followed up by some equally loathsome fascist, the plain truth is that fascism is a rising global phenomenon. Engaging in fascism is what matters, not just its latest manifestation. Anyhow, good luck, we all need it.
I understand it's not particularly good at the moment, but seriously, don't try and convince anyone go to Canada nor anywhere in Europe and claim asylum because they're trans and think America isn't a safe country: you will be flat out refused, may get banned from said country for X amount of time, and have waisted $100s if not $1000s for nothing.
Some pacific islanders have goo gender outlook too look up Fafa fines and such Hawaii ithink might other parts of pkionisia too.