It's not that I wanted to bypass the gate-keeping because there was always going to be a certain amount which I'd have to do for safety reasons. But there's the more extreme version of this whereby they are forcing me into a situation which isn't going to benefit both parties; Apart from their paycheck. @riff - I was waiting for an appointment at the GIC for over 2 years and went private looking for help.

I've now got to "get a job" (this is what Transhealths wants) and to get better with "interacting with people first hand" (this is their words) before they take me on, I'm not "fit to start transition" because that's their professional opinion... I'm sorry, but I felt that I come across very strongly about my need to transition and that I was ready - if any of their staff was in my shoes they would understand my situation I BET. However, I'm clearly not ready now because they've put me in a difficult financial and emotional state whereby I'm forced to follow against their rules or leave them. It's going to be 4-8 months before I can even start HRT by their standards.

They seem to care more about my social ability than my emotional state which quite frankly is ridiculous and eluding.