Comments on: Study Exposes Deep Gaps in Gender-Affirming Healthcare in South Africa https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/07/study-exposes-deep-gaps-in-gender-affirming-healthcare-in-south-africa/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Alexa https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/07/study-exposes-deep-gaps-in-gender-affirming-healthcare-in-south-africa/#comment-1163463 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:16:48 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126962#comment-1163463 I know that every trans person in this country is under a financial burden for basic health care
Our biggest private medical aid, Discovery, only allow HRT on their highest plan. As a woman I can buy estrogen and progesterone and medical aid will pay for it. As a trans woman, they refuse and I have to pay totally. There is absolutely no way that I will ever be able to afford any surgeries. I thought we are protected under the constitution, but its ok for medical aid to discriminate?

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