So I put my short term disability into Glentel back on Oct 6th and as of this writing I've yet to have been approved for the short term disability. I find this odd as I know a few transwomen who have had the same surgery and used the same insurance company and was approved. So here I sit unsure almost three weeks later.
When I do call and talk with my human resources at work they say no determination has been made yet as top the validity of the claim. That it appears to be elective surgery. Please tell me an elective surgery that requires a specialized surgeon, a general doctor, an endocrinologist and 2 psychiatrists to sign off on.
It makes me feel like second class because I do have bills to pay, I have given a lot to my company for 9 years and rarely use my benefits that I pay into every two weeks and when I need help .... welll just wait and maybe you'll go away.
People think I am crazy but when a coworker comes down with Cancer or another condition they have no control over people rally around and makes things happen. Come out trans and a majority of folks just walk away and you fight for everything.
Do I regret the descion, not at all and I would do it all over again, but we need people to understand that like cancer a true transgender had no control over what way their body developed. When they seek help to correct it we need to give them the same level of support and understanding because regardless we are all human.
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