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Post by VirtualStranger on Nov 7, 2011 19:41:20 GMT -5
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Post by N. De Plume on Nov 7, 2011 19:57:56 GMT -5
Sweet!
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Post by anti-nonsense on Nov 7, 2011 19:59:48 GMT -5
and RR erupts in a thermonuclear explosion.......
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Post by ironbite on Nov 7, 2011 20:13:48 GMT -5
One step closer.
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Post by Vene on Nov 7, 2011 20:25:55 GMT -5
I'm kind of curious what all this encompasses. Is it just for genital surgery or top surgery? Does it include hormones or hair removal? Tracheal shaving? Voice training? Is it what is listed in the standards of care? Dammit, this is what I don't like about reporting, it doesn't go into detail nearly often enough. ETA: Would it have been so hard for The Advocate to include this?Issue: Whether hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery constitute medical care within the meaning of ยงยง 213(d)(1)(A) and (9)(B). |
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Post by brendanrizzo on Nov 7, 2011 20:36:47 GMT -5
I'm counting down the days till the main page erupts in dozens of quotes from fundies outraged at this development...
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Post by priestling on Nov 7, 2011 22:17:43 GMT -5
Shit, I'd better stock up on popcorn! This is going to be entertaining!
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Post by sylvana on Nov 8, 2011 1:31:54 GMT -5
Well that is one small step in the right direction.
Congratulations.
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Post by Thejebusfire on Nov 8, 2011 1:35:40 GMT -5
And the fundies explode!
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Post by stormwarden on Nov 8, 2011 3:14:04 GMT -5
I'm waiting for the Earth-shattering kaboom.
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Post by Yaezakura on Nov 9, 2011 9:10:29 GMT -5
Wow... that is some pretty awesome news.
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Post by tgrwulf on Nov 9, 2011 10:56:07 GMT -5
"What is it?"
"I just heard the voices of hundreds of fundies crying out in pain."
Great news though.
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Post by big_electron on Nov 9, 2011 11:49:53 GMT -5
One step closer.
I've wanted insurance, public or private, to help cover the cost. But if you can tax-deduct it, better than nothing at all.
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Post by Vene on Nov 9, 2011 12:23:45 GMT -5
One step closer. I've wanted insurance, public or private, to help cover the cost. But if you can tax-deduct it, better than nothing at all. You can deduct many medical procedures from taxes already, assuming they surpass 7.5% of your income (in total, not per procedure) *. This is a very nice step in recognizing that transition related care is a legitimate procedure. |
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Post by sylvana on Nov 10, 2011 7:48:54 GMT -5
One step closer. I've wanted insurance, public or private, to help cover the cost. But if you can tax-deduct it, better than nothing at all. You can deduct many medical procedures from taxes already, assuming they surpass 7.5% of your income (in total, not per procedure) *. This is a very nice step in recognizing that transition related care is a legitimate procedure. They, like insurance companies, like wiggling out of helping to pay for prohibitively expensive trans-surgery by chalking it off under cosmetic and thus non essential surgery. I am glad that trans-surgery is finally starting to get the recognition it deserves. (examples of how expensive it can all be, I have been saving more than 10% of my salary every month for 5 years and I am almost half way to being able to afford surgery.) |
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