If any of my posts blow up please let it be this one:
Australia is currently petitioning to make it that all gender confirming surgeries for transgender individuals are covered by Medicare. This is absolutely huge as surgeries are super expensive even with private health insurance.
It doesn’t ask for an address or phone number or anything so I think anyone in the world can sign for it? But I’m not entirely sure.
EDIT: yeah you gotta be a citizen, so if you’re outside the country, if you could reblog this to reach more Australians, this would be amazing!
Here’s the petition link:
Petition information:
Please reblog this and spread it as far and wide as you can, this is super important!
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“Petition Reason
Transgender people and other people in need of gender-affirming surgery must pay a lot of money, up to $30000, so they can finally have their outward appearance match how they truly feel on the inside. I know of someone personally who is struggling to bring together the money to get this surgery as it is not covered by Medicare, even though this specific person is eligible for a breast reduction for medical purposes anyway.
Petition Request
We therefore ask the house to make gender-affirming and gender reassignment surgeries eligible for Medicare benefits, as these surgeries are essential for the mental health and well-being of select people in the LGBTQ+ community.
Signature count: 53816
Closing date for signatures: 27 October 2021 11:59 PM (AEST)”.
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