Stephanie
Ahh.. sorry. I'm confused.Originally Posted by MollyM
Social/political/governmentally recognized, official Gender reassignment means a gender/genital reassignment surgery :
If someone would like to become a Miss instead of a Mr, or vica versa, they must undergo sex reassignment surgery.
Man to woman, you lose the testes. Woman to Man, you lose the ovaries as part of a full hysterectomy.
THAT is full sex reassignment surgery. Once that is complete, some governments will issue new IDs reflecting new gender.
In that article, I am reading about people who want to have their cake and eat it too.
Nothing wrong with that, but should a govt foot the bill ? Retroactively ?
I cannot even imagine how difficult life must be for transgender people, but like.. make up your mind ?
Born in the wrong body : yes. You want to change to your 'correct' gender : well, you do genital reassignment, you lose the
reproductive organs that are not inherent in your new 'chosen' gender.. It's a huge decision. A personal decision.
There are many infertile heterosexual couples in the world. Hard as it may be, they manage to become parents (more often than not)
I am SO confused on Sweden's stance towards sexuality et al. This case -- the govt sued ? I find it preposterous.
I do what I want. I cannot do otherwise.
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