One of the hospital clinics I attend at various intervals always sends out a satisfaction survey.
So I got one this morning and completed it (because I do feel it is worth giving feedback on how sucessful appointments have been etc.).
So this time I got the end and what did I find?
A question about my biological sex - and they made it clear they meant sex.
And then a question about did I have a gender identity. Option No included.
So I can first remember complaining to this particular Trust about only having a question about gender years ago, and got some waffle back about them having it because they were part of some European health network who set the guidelines for collecting data.
So on each satisfaction survey since then for the gender question I have ticked perfer not to say and then added a comment at the end.
And now, some years later, change has happened.
Not claiming it was my lone voice, but am certain that because many other woman have similarly commented, and public discussion about valid data, has made them change their minds.
So it just means they have 4 or 5 or maybe more years of useless data.
So thanks to everyone (and me!) for persisting.
