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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Or maybe, just maybe, they are all unhappy for some other reason and assuming we could work it out maybe it turns out they arn't women trapped in a mans body and can be treated and be happy in the body they were born with, thus negating the need for extremely difficult surgery, a lifetime of hormone therapy and, truth be told a lifetime of not really fitting in either.
Just a thought
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Just out of curiosity, is your assertion that the medical community decided way back in early part of the 20th century, when sex change operations first started, that these people were women trapped in men's bodies and not a single lick of research has been done in the field since then?
If not, then why do you refuse to admit that, right now, this is the form of treatment that is best suited to help the most people, even if it is not 100% perfect. It is the result of about 100 years of medical research. Do you rag on cancer treatment strategies? My dad's cancer treatment killed him faster than it could have possibly saved him, and he isn't alone in that experience. Should we just stop treating some types of cancer?
I get that they have to undergo a difficult surgery, I get that they need hormones, I get that they are almost certainly going into a situation where society at large will view them as a misfit, but who gets to decide if that is better or worse than hating yourself every day?