VUgender(Mis)Treatment
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The Instagram page VUgender(Mis)Treatment was started by a group of people who were worried about the way Amsterdam UMC provides ‘care’ to transgender people. Some of them have experienced this themselves or are still clients of the genderteam of the Amsterdam UMC, others stand in solidarity with them. The account was started to make these stories public and map their scope. To find mutual recognition, to break loneliness and silence, but also to demand change.
Vreer
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Vreer Verkerke is founder of the trans care watchdog Principle 17 which strives for good trans care, respecting human rights and providing what you want, when you want it and the way you want it. vreer’s trans career started in around 1990 with a transition and peer support. They have decades of experience on the board of Transgender Europe and were part of the international working group that successfully strived to make the ICD (international classification of illnesses by the WHO) more transfriendly. In addition to all that vreer is currently a representative for BIJ1 in the Amsterdam city council.
Nilin
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Nilin is a non-binary trans woman and lesbian of color, she has worked for multiple organisations where she quickly learned that the world of trans healthcare has little ‘care’ for the needs and experiences of trans people. She’s waited on the system for far too long, and refuses to let others wait as she has. On June 26th she will join the fight for universal transgender self-determination and against transphobia
Trans United
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Trans Healthcare Network.
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A network of trans people helping to provide info and advice on self medding safely. Trans Healthcare Network is a committed and active network of trans people who believe in bodily autonomy and mutual aid, providing info and resources for people looking to source hormones for themselves. If you are considering self medicating and need advice or support, you can contact them at: transmutualaid (at) protonmail.com
Rebekka Timmer
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