In case anyone needs it: BMI requirements for gender-affirming care lack an empirical basis, do not predict outcomes, increase the likelihood of eating disorders among trans people, fail to result in trans patients losing and maintaining weightloss, and basically just serves as a way to deny trans people healthcare.
Okay, second most viral toot after queer joy about my chunky shork bois appears to be my post about BMI and gender-affirming care! In case anyone is curious why it keeps getting randomly reboosted, read above! ☝🏻
TLDR: BMI is not a predictor of gender affirming surgery results and its use as a criteria for eligibility just blocks trans people from getting care
Here's the thing about BMI - I lost nearly 2 inches of height on HRT. This means that to hit the same arbitrary BMI I have to lose an additional 10lbs of weight.
BMI is a lousy, arbitrary metric, and shouldn't be used to gatekeep care for ANYONE.