Ready to die to get your RAMQ card with your real gender marker

Posted On: January 20, 2024

Alexe Frédéric has been trying unsuccessfully to obtain a RAMQ card with the gender marker “X” for almost three years. This non-binary person says she's willing to stop eating until the insurance company grants her wish.

Non-binary person: a person whose gender identity does not fall into the binary classification of male or female.

My will is notarized, our house is cleaned, everyone is informed. I will do what it takes, I won't leave here empty-handedsays Alexe Frédéric Migneault, who deliberately traveled from Montreal.

This is the fourth hunger strike for Alexe Frédéric, who believes he has exhausted all options to make his voice heard. The gender marker “X”, which has been found on civil status certificates since January 2023, is not yet used in many institutions and ministries, which represents an obstacle to access to health care, regrets Alexe Frédéric.

This creates many administrative and even human barriers between me and the specialists and doctors I need to consultsuggests Alexe Frédéric, who claims that he has had to pay large sums for medical care since then refused to use his health insurance card.

The pronoun iel, formed from the pronouns he and she, is used in this text to reflect the gender identity of Alexe Frédéric Migneault. The agreements between adjectives and past participles are in the masculine according to the preferences expressed by Alexe Frédéric Migneault.

Illness acute

Alexe Frédéric Migneault believes his situation reflects a lack of consideration for the non-binary community and a misunderstanding of their needs. She [la RAMQ, NDLR] Treat us like we're aliens.

It's so arrogant of them to think they know what care I need. I'm here to provide care, so I hope they do their job.

After his repeated attempts, he finally succeeded RAMQ a temporary document called TT-19, which only confirms registration for health insurance in Quebec without changing the gender marker. Ultimately, this leads to errors in the request processing system and administrative blockages, says Alexe Frédéric Migneault.

They firmly believe in the importance of their gesture and remain optimistic. The bill that allowed us to receive the X was not given to us, we were in court for it. The Supreme Court said that the current situation is causing us unnecessary and unfair worries and problems.

In government, an interministerial committee has been working for months to create guidelines that will allow ministries and agencies to properly manage the changes associated with the X-marker.