While starting the first draft of my tube map, I mainly had the Paris Metro map at the forefront of my mind. I found the circular shape to be really unique, and I wanted my map to remain in people’s minds the same way the Paris map remained in mine, so I adapted the shape to my own. I felt the circular shape lends itself well to my context of breaking the binary by not having these straight lines and sharp corners, but instead these flowing curves.
Additionally, I adapted the station design of central coloured dots, but with the idea of it being for singular stations rather than where they intersect all of the stations, even where there were no changes as I felt it looked good.
Using the knowledge I had gained from the existing information pamphlet, as well as my personal experience of the system, I started on the "accepted onto the care pathway" section.
I started with a 'main line', almost like a spine for the map, that all the treatments stem from. This is made up of 3 lines (names pending): treatments for trans men, treatments for trans women, treatments for non-binary people. These categories being VERY simplified definitions (please don't come for me, I know its LGBTQIA+), with each section not being limited to that one gender identity - ie trans masc, trans feminine, agender, genderfluid and many, many more all falling into one or more of these categories - figuring out the names will be a big task in itself, and easier done once I've worked out just how many lines/sections/stops there are.
I mirrored the hormone lines for testosterone or estrogen hormone therapy, with stops of: Blood Test, First Dose, Blood Test, Dosage Review, Dosage Settled. There's also an optional longer loop that includes the stop of Dosage Adjustment, to reflect on having to adjust until an endocrinologist says you are exhibiting the correct dosage levels and are settled.
I also created a line with 8 stops for the 8 sessions of laser hair removal treatment that the NHS can provide funding for, and a line (unlabelled here) for voice therapy that splits into 3 to represent the 3 different voice therapists you can see with Leeds GIS.
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