She left the hospital 'very, very upset'
A trans woman who visited a ward dressed as Mrs Claus says they was left ‘very, very upset’ after being mistaken for a man.
‘I went to visit my friend in hospital on Christmas Eve on one of the RD&E ward. She was in having an operation and there was a nurse in the cubicle. I said “Happy Christmas” and the nurse replied ‘Er…it’s a man’.‘I complained at first to the NHS PALS and I received a comment back from the assistant head of nursing who said they apologised for saying “Happy Christmas, Sir”.‘But I appealed and made another complaint about that because they didn’t speak to me or speak to my two witnesses.
‘The bit of the letter that has really upset me is this bit, it says “However when a person is visited we are advised to address the person as they are seen.In your case I understand you had a full beard and were dressed in male attire”.’The hospital has now apologised and said they would speak to Chantelle to see if they could resolve the issues.
‘Even my passport shows that I am female. This second letter is even worse than the first. Life is difficult enough when you are transitioning. I have had hate crimes committed against me.
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