How NHS waiting times are leaving trans people bankrupt and on the brink

When Emma Wilson finally received a date to attend her first gender identity clinic (GIC) appointment, she had been waiting for more than two years. 

Having experienced gender dysphoria as a child, and suffering from severe depression due to a lack of testosterone, Emma was 17 when she first began to feel detached from her body, and was diagnosed with depersonalisation disorder.

‘I was worried about going through male puberty,’…