where can i find information about sex change and the emotions attached to a sex change or does any1 have any good info about it ? or real life stories.? and also how does someone know they are truly trans ?. another question is what are the things they go through ?plss help im doing a presentation on transgendered ppl :)
2007-05-27 20:14:12 · 8 answers · asked by :) 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
mmm not dumb responses pls
2007-05-27 20:21:44 · update #1
There are many good sites and personal journals kept by people that are or have gone through this process I'm sure you will find in time as you continue your search. I'm a recnt postoperative person and would be happy to share any information with you on it that I can, far too much to list here and frankly some is not what I would care to share in an open forum. Only you know if you are truly trans or not. It is the one "mental health" issue that is considered to be self diagnosed. It's good that you are seeking information and answers first before jumping in with both feet as ths is one of the single biggest decisions you can ever make. Below are a few links to help get you started, and again, if you want or need more info or just need someone to talk to, please feel free to get in touch. Good luck on your journey! And yes Justin is very correct- I wish there was insurance for this as it is a very pricey process taking multiple procedures for most of us and for some even secondary labiaplasty etc...not to mention any possible facial procedures, electrolysis in MTF'S and sometimes getting stuck the bill for hormones as some insures won't even cover that!
http://www.lauras-playground.com/
http://www.transgendercare.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transgender/
http://www.tgcrossroads.org/
2007-05-28 05:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by bi_tgrl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful what you read on the web. There are a lot of people our there who go through sex changes and realise after that it was a mistake. There aren't that many genuine TSs. Those who realise it's a mistake will need psychiatric help for several years afterwards. Those genuine ones like myself tend to be discharged very quickly and just get on with our lives.
Emotionally, it's issues before SRS that cause the problems, at least for the genuine TS. We never feel right about ourselves, and it's not until we are post op that those feelings are taken away. I can now do all the things I haven't done since I was a child. Not only that, but within the 18 months following surgery, I went from earning £10,500 to £25, 250. The only reason for me to be able to make such a jump, was because I felt right.
If you want more info, then IM me.
2007-05-28 04:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Links:
www.tsroadmap.com (this site also has many links grouped and organized)
www.transsexual.org
www.heartcorps.com/journeys/ (search the rest of the site, it has interesting things)
There was also a special on 20/20, you can find it on Youtube.
This is a response from the heartcorps site. It may help you with your presentation.
"Being TS is not something you can know because it is an emotional state, not a logical issue. As a result, I cannot state with certainty that I am TS even now. All I can say is that I strongly believe I am. In fact, I believed it SO strongly, I had surgery. But did that quash doubt? Not hardly. You see, the issue first comes in defining what a TS is. And as I say in my article on Mental Sex, even if one's brain could be proven to be female in a male body, that is only 1/4 of the issue. There is also subconcious gender identification, upbringing (experience), and free-will as to what we wish for ourselves. These three areas can completely outweigh any biological binary bias. So, the real heart of the matter is not 'am I legitimate or not?' but 'which way will I be happier?'"
Some things we go through can vary from person to person. But here are some things everyone TS person go through.
-Coming Out
-Hormones
-Feminizing/Masculizing Our Voices
- Money (transitioning is expensive)
-Persecution (many think of us as freaks)
BTW, The majority of links deal with MtF, but there are also FtM transpeople, don't forget to inlcude them in your report.
Hope I helped, good luck with you're presentation!
<3
2007-05-28 17:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by Buttered Biscuits 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's selfish and wasteful to get cancer treated? If you are dealing with a "TS" issue, it is often life threatening due to the emotional (and sometimes physical) trauma. If not now, it will become that way at some point for most people. Further, the bigoted notion that the majority of people who transition regret their "sex change" operations is just a myth.
2007-05-28 13:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by SeattleBlue 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nora, do you realize how uneducated you sound there. how does the uninsured figure into someones having a sex change operation. unless of course you think that insurance will cover it. for the most part at least in the u.s. where i live sex change operations are not covered by insurance companys. that means years of saving and most likely borrowing money from one source or another is involved. im not talking simply a few thousand that can be saved realitivly quickly. for most you are talkin tens of thousands of dollars. a costly endevor to say the least. and unless you expect me to save that much and pay for some illegal immigrant who cant even speak our language to visit an expensive specialist to tell him he has strep throat then your arguement has no legs to stand on.
2007-05-28 11:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by justin h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For starters....
Transexual Roadmap V
http://www.tsroadmap.com
Article about gender dysphoria V
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?printPage=1&articleId=435
Jennifer Reitz's slightly biased but full of content website V
http://www.transsexual.org/index.html
Recent Newsweek article on Gender (specifically transgender) V
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18618970/site/newsweek/
2007-05-28 08:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by lordwashu13 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a different angle:
With so many people lacking health insurance and unable to access health care, isn't it selfish and wasteful to get a sex change operation?
What other ways are there to deal with that particular problem set?
2007-05-28 03:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
transsexual.org/
www.annelawrence.com/
www.tsroadmap.com/
www.gendersanity.com/
jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/85/5/2034
www.genderpsychology.org/
These are some places to start.
As for myself, I have known I was TS since childhood. I tried to hide it. I am 44 and just now it is becoming too much to hide for much longer.
2007-05-29 19:33:23 · answer #8 · answered by brenda_kay_ts 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋