A doctor I know helped develop a set of protocols for a sex change unit in a teaching hospital. The lion’s share of the research went into studying and identifying the psychological factors in play before the procedure and those that should be addressed after the change was finalized. The hospital no longer does this type of procedure, because they found that many of the candidates were in such psychological distress that they needed psychological treatment well after the surgery was successfully completed. If a man is struggling to get released from a woman’s body, it stands to reason that he will not necessarily find the sex change equal to the liberation he anticipated.

But I was thinking, someone should be blamed for this, right?

So I blame CHER!

But, then again, Chastity, er, sorry, Chaz, has a Republican father and in Hollywood, they’re the ones who get blamed for all manner of ills.

He sure looks like his dad!

So I blame CHER!

lolol

I'm sorry you guys see it as being something to "blame" someone for. Other than that I agree with you 100% clip-on-tie. I have yet to hear of one case where a person was happier after the operation than they were before. They should stop doing these until they figure out what they're doing wrong.

Who are we blaming and what are we blaming on him or her?


Seriously though, "gender reassignment" as people like to call it now is pretty stupid to me. You can go around looking and acting like someone of the opposite sex all you like, but you'll still be missing some key ingredients, such as knowing what it's like to REALLY be that other gender experience-wise (physiologically and sociologically), and the fact that genetically they will still be male or female. It's pretty much one of the greatest lies you can tell yourself and others.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527100,00.html