Understanding the choice and necessity of sex-change operations 19 Articles

by Amanda Fox

As a person whom has undergone this procedure I can say that this is absolutely a necessary life saving procedure. There will always be people that have not dealt with this type of problem or known anyone going through it ...read more

by Trey Michael

Speaking as a pre-operative female to male transsexual, I can say that some sort of gender transition is necessary for quality of life. I personally have no intent of completing what is referred to as "bottom" surgery, tha...read more

by Robbie Robinson

Sex change operations are a necessity not a choice. They have two inherent meanings. A choice is having the freedom to pick from several options without it threatening your life. I chose an to a eat an apple, instead of...read more

by Freya Virginia

I share my sympathy to those who start to put sex change operation into their consideration (they must be considering to change sex, it's just the matter of to what extent). Based on physical medicine point-of-view, sex...read more

by Mitch Bensel

To be what is felt within, or not to be and walk with different skin. Choice is in the eye of the beholder. There are many types of people and many types of needs, transgenderists, don't feel the need to get surgery. Th...read more

by Corey Pike

There is no easy answer to this question. It can be a choice for some people, but for others, it is necessary to save their lives. Imagine growing up as a little boy or girl and feeling that you should be the opposite ...read more

by Deshavious Ricks

This time I speak from personal experience on this one I am a male who at one point felt as if I were meant to be a woman not because I like men but because I felt I that was who i really was. I struggled all through eleme...read more

by Moses Clark

I don't think that sex operations are a necessity, but an emotional choice-it is an act of pure insanity. As men we have a load of responsibilities. Many times our marriages, careers, children, and even families can put t...read more

by Stuart Rosser

Transsexualism is now known as HBS or Harry Benjamin Syndrome, after one of the doctors who pioneered hormone and surgical treatment of this condition. HBS is accepted by many medical and psychiatric authorities worldwide....read more

by Dr. Audree Tucker

The Tampa Bay Area (in Florida) has become a great area for scandals; many of them make world news. The latest one surrounds a former city manager, who was about to go through a sex change operation, but word got out befor...read more

by John Peters

Sex change operations can or cannot be necessity, depends on the person who or whom has male/female parts or vice-versa female/male parts. I cannot judge on this matter for I was born male and had no problem growing from b...read more

by Marilyn Traver

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Gender_identity_disorder Gender identity disorder, as identified by psychologists and physicians, is a condition in which a person has been assigned o...read more

by Margaret Liadal

You may ask why there is such a thing? It is both a necessity and a choice, Its not a regular gay or lesbian whom get this change but a trans-gender. See all fetus starts out female thats when the chorines form and the bod...read more

by Patrick Julius

I am troubled by sex change operations. It's not because they involve serious surgery without an established organic medical condition; nor do I fault people for desiring them, even to the point of desperation. No, I am...read more

by fourfivesix

Operations are a necessity to pass' in a society which has fear toward trans-people and a choice' for the trans-people who want to have confidence and/or peace with their body. Let me explain, and I'm going to use stay ...read more

by francios

People seeking these operations to relieve a condition they perceive as biologically incorrect, are seeing their plight inversely. They feel that multiple procedures and operations, as well as other physical adjustments su...read more

by Kayla Bargmann

I believe sex change operations are a choice. If you're a man and you think you were supposed to be a woman or want to be a woman, you don't have to alter your body that drastically. There are plenty of other things you ...read more

by CDee

It is a necessity not a choice. I have never heard of anyone with a broken leg saying "now should I have this fixed or leave myself to suffer until I die?" The 'choice' is made for you when you are born by another po...read more

by Rosemary Chaulk

Sex change operation: Are they choice or necessity? I can tell you first hand that SRS (Sexual Reassignment Surgery) is a necessity and not a matter of choice. Before I accepted myself I had contemplated suicide a...read more