My journey through the UK Gender Identity Referral process. It won't be quick.

I transitioned in 2008 without any support, having been refused a gatekeeper interview. That transition was short lived and ended after 6 weeks with a mental health breakdown. I next applied in 2012 and received approval, but the papers were lost. Finally in 2022 I restarted the process.

In early 2023 I transitioned again and now it's for good but in the summer of 2023 I discovered that my referral hadn't been submitted correctly. That took a few weeks to resolve but I am now in the queue, backdated to July 2022.