“Sir, I am a gynecologist and I take care of real women”. This was the response of a French doctor to a trans woman, who asked him about a gynecological examination. The doctor denies that the interested party is really a woman and his reaction has sparked controversy in the neighboring country: “I have no skills to take care of men, even if they have shaved their beard and come to tell my secretary that they have become women”.

The doctor argued that his examination table was “gynecological” and that it was not “adapted to examine men”. He then told the woman to go to another consultation.. Finally, he instructed the woman to inform “trans people” so that they never go to his office.

He did so publicly, in a response to a Google comment spread by SOS homophobie, which pointed out “the transphobic and discriminatory comments” of the gynecologist from Pau, the French city where the clinic is located.. “Transphobia is a reality and has serious consequences, particularly in access to health,” denounced the association, mentioning the Minister of Equality between Women and Men and Fight against Discrimination, Bérangère Couillard.

For its part, the Stop Homophobie association has declared that it is preparing to file a complaint against the health professional, while the woman involved remains anonymous, according to the French media Le Figaro.