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'A cavity is not a vagina': Trans woman refused healthcare in France (www.euronews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (27 children)

The doctor replied with a message addressed to a "gentleman", claiming that he treated "real women".

He justified himself by saying that he had "no skills to treat men, even if they have shaved their beards and come to tell my secretary that they have become women".

what the fuck

Dr Acharian admits he lashed out with the online comments, but says his reasoning for not seeing the patient is still justified, and highlights an underlying problem for medical professionals.

"I reacted spontaneously, out of anger, and I felt I'd been unfairly attacked. I reacted with very clumsy words that may have offended. I'm well aware of that, I've expressed my regrets on several occasions," said Acharian.

good ol' trans panic defense 🙄

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (26 children)

I don't know enough to say if it's valid for a gynecologist to not treat a trans person, but it's definitely not valid to be an absolute cunt about it. If you have a rational reason not to help them, cool, but you can explain that calmly and try to refer them to a place that can.

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