Did you change your gender marker with your insurance?

DapperButch · 05-27-2015, 06:43 AM

For those guys who are able to change their gender marker with their insurance (typically because they changed - were able to change - their birth certificate), did you change it?

I know that unless someone has had hysto the suggestion is not to do that in order to be able to get regular GYN visits covered, complications from still having those body parts covered, or to get a hysto paid for. But, that may be changing with trans coverage coming into play. It still seems like a risk to me though...assuming that over your lifespan trans coverage will always be there.

I have no plans to get a hysto in case I ever want to go off hormones for any reason. Also, I don't have any dysphoria around those internal parts (or at least I don't right now).

You may not want to share your personal experience in this thread, but I would like to hear people's thoughts on the concept of changing your gender marker while still having those internal parts.

As an aside, I really appreciate the small number of trans guys/FTMs on this site responding to these threads.

Linus · 05-27-2015, 10:16 AM

I haven't changed mine yet. Largely because I have to do the birth certificate first then passport. I was told at the California DMV that I could change gender but I pointed out that meant having to change Canadian passport, NEXUS, etc. .. and that means a letter from surgeon, etc.

The bigger challenge will be what the insurance company accepts. That is, they may need a letter from a surgeon indicating "necessary surgeries".

DapperButch · 05-27-2015, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

I haven't changed mine yet. Largely because I have to do the birth certificate first then passport. I was told at the California DMV that I could change gender but I pointed out that meant having to change Canadian passport, NEXUS, etc. .. and that means a letter from surgeon, etc.

The bigger challenge will be what the insurance company accepts. That is, they may need a letter from a surgeon indicating "necessary surgeries".

Exactly (insurance).

All states are different. I live in a state where if your therapist or a physician signs a form, you can get your license changed to your correct gender marker.

I always tell my clients to make sure that when they give their driver's license and insurance card for medical care, that they make sure the provider bills the gender marker the insurance has.

For birth cert for FTMs my state requires top surgery. For MTFs, bottom surgery.

GraffitiBoi · 05-28-2015, 03:46 PM

I did not change mine for insurance reasons. I'm about to though. When I was about to get my hysto done I ran into a little problem. When I signed up for my health insurance I checked female for gender but someone at their office decided I was mistaken because my legal name is male, so that person changed my gender on my insurance to male. Needless to say, my initial requests for the hysto through insurance were denied. Once I figured out the problem I had it corrected and then they allowed my hysto.

Now that I have had that done (in 2010) I can change my gender marker. I completely forgot I hadn't changed it until my doctor mentioned it at my checkup a week ago. She wrote me the letter I needed and now I just need to actually go change it.

Jesse · 05-28-2015, 04:24 PM

I have changed both my birth certificate and my medical insurance.

jingles76 · 09-05-2015, 08:51 AM

just posting for my hubs, he in fact has changed everything as well, and had a full hysto paid for when he received a letter from both his therapist and a surgeon stating it was a necessity for him to have it because of the testosterone causing issues.

it def is different in every state, and always (even for us trying to help and watching others go through it) so hard for ya'll to get medical care, not to mention the ones that are too shy or embarrassed to explain why/what is going on.

I hope all of you keep up with your gyno care if you need it, phooey on the haters..

sorry that was a rant but I am so happy to see a group of trans men on here (and women) I remember a time Butch femme wasn't too trans friendly!

05-27-2015, 06:43 AM	#1
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09-05-2015, 08:51 AM	#6
jingles76 Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Lesbian Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 22 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30 Thanked 61 Times in 17 Posts Rep Power: 1073753	just posting for my hubs, he in fact has changed everything as well, and had a full hysto paid for when he received a letter from both his therapist and a surgeon stating it was a necessity for him to have it because of the testosterone causing issues. it def is different in every state, and always (even for us trying to help and watching others go through it) so hard for ya'll to get medical care, not to mention the ones that are too shy or embarrassed to explain why/what is going on. I hope all of you keep up with your gyno care if you need it, phooey on the haters.. sorry that was a rant but I am so happy to see a group of trans men on here (and women) I remember a time Butch femme wasn't too trans friendly!