Ask Matt: Why Take a Risk with Transition Surgery?
http://tranifesto.com/2011/09/05/ask-matt-why-take-a-risk-with-transition-surgery/9/5/11
by Matt Kailey
A reader writes: "I am currently a ->-bleeped-<-, and I am wondering why anyone would risk possible infection or complications involved with transgender surgery. I would be interested to hear what you think."
I definitely have an opinion on this (don't I always?), but in this case, I believe that my opinion is backed up by some pretty substantial research findings and at least one significant legal finding.
When you identify yourself as a ->-bleeped-<-, I'm not sure if you're using the current U.S. definition, which refers to a man who wears women's clothing for sexual gratification, or an older definition that would today refer to a crossdresser, a man who wears women's clothing to express a female or feminine side of himself. If you are not from the U.S., ->-bleeped-<- might have an entirely different meaning for you.
