Your say: week beginning September 1

By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation

Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.

Monday September 1

Gender-affirming surgery

“Considering that people can barely afford to go to the GP anymore because so few bulk bill and it has been years since government funding has matched the costs of the GP, not to mention that Medicare still does not cover dentistry and glasses as if teeth and eyes are completely separate from the body, I really think gender-affirming…

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