Red tape to test transexuals' desire

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Red tape to test transexuals' desire
China Daily
By Chang Ailing
July 16, 2009


http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-07/16/content_8436936.htm


"How do you prove you have wanted to change sex for five years straight?" asked Yang, who was born in a poor peasant family in northwest China but now performs in a "she-male" show in Shanghai. "Does it start from when a person applies for the surgery? If so, five years is too long for someone to wait.

"Every person who applies for the surgery knows clearly what he or she wants. A sex change is a personal issue, so why should it be made so difficult?

"I have been saving my money for a long time, waiting desperately for my chance. But in the end I may be forced to go abroad for the surgery, like Thailand."