Doctor Offering Gender Changing Hormone Treatment To Children

[Amorphic]

the success rate for sex changes in youth is very low. psychologically the brain is born in its gender, no amount of hormones can change this basic functioning.

suicide rates, depression and the like are extremely common in these situations

[Tock]

the success rate for sex changes in youth is very low.

Where did you find this bit of information? Got a source?

suicide rates, depression and the like are extremely common in these situations

Most people have the attitude towards sex-changes that the original poster has. Suicide and depression of candidates for sex change are fostered by a public that is both ignorant and hostile to their situation.

I say, cut 'em some slack.

[Amorphic]

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Most people have the attitude towards sex-changes that the original poster has. Suicide and depression of candidates for sex change are fostered by a public that is both ignorant and hostile to their situation.

I say, cut 'em some slack.

we learned about it in developmental psychology last semester. the instance where a boy had a botched circumsision and the parents decided to change his gender to female from birth.

he was a girl in everyone elses eyes but his entire life he knew something was wrong. eventually his parents told him the truth and he changed back to a man. he married and adopted children but later committed suicide.

[Tock]

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Originally Posted by Amorphic
the success rate for sex changes in youth is very low.

[Tock wrote:] Where did you find this bit of information? Got a source?

we learned about it in developmental psychology last semester. the instance where a boy had a botched circumsision and the parents decided to change his gender to female from birth.

he was a girl in everyone elses eyes but his entire life he knew something was wrong. eventually his parents told him the truth and he changed back to a man. he married and adopted children but later committed suicide.

Well, that's not really a transsexual who wanted to make the change; it's just something done to him in infancy. I don't think that really counts in statistics concerning transsexuals volunteering for the operation . . .