THE QUEER TAX

BEING LGBTQ+ COMES WITH ADDED COSTS. HERE’S HOW TO OVERCOME THESE FINANCIAL HURDLES

by nick wolny

When Carlos Munez came out to his wife Ella as a trans man, the future of their family was his biggest concern. “At the start of my medical transition, I made the decision to not keep my eggs,” he says. The couple have been together since they were teenagers; now both 31, they’ve had two children using donor sperm and hope to have more in the future. For Munez and his wife, who live in Cheshire in northwest England, gaps in National Health Service policies for transgender patients led to delays and the need for additional petitioning. The couple estimates they’ve spent around £50,000 to conceive their two children, debt they’re still paying off since starting their journey over five years ago. “For some transgender people, keeping a job can be challenging,” says…

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