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Title: Transgender people need parents who will stand by them
Post by: Olivia P on June 24, 2014, 09:21:35 AM
Post by: Olivia P on June 24, 2014, 09:21:35 AM
The family has no more of a right to intervene in gender reassignment surgery than in any other medical procedure performed on an adult.
By Ilana Berger
Published 01:32 24.06.14
A mother urgently trying to get her 23-year-old son to change his mind about undergoing gender reassignment surgery expressed palpable distress in the comments she made to Orly Vilnai for a recent Haaretz article, in which she argued that parents and siblings should be consulted before people are allowed to undergo a sex change.
Indeed, pain and sense of crisis characterize many families with transgender children. Gender reassignment is a process experienced not only by the individual, but also by the surroundings: family, friends, workplace, school. This is a complex adjustment process in which the families have to participate, whether they want to or not, and they may feel coerced into having to deal with the issue.
More: http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.600671
By Ilana Berger
Published 01:32 24.06.14
A mother urgently trying to get her 23-year-old son to change his mind about undergoing gender reassignment surgery expressed palpable distress in the comments she made to Orly Vilnai for a recent Haaretz article, in which she argued that parents and siblings should be consulted before people are allowed to undergo a sex change.
Indeed, pain and sense of crisis characterize many families with transgender children. Gender reassignment is a process experienced not only by the individual, but also by the surroundings: family, friends, workplace, school. This is a complex adjustment process in which the families have to participate, whether they want to or not, and they may feel coerced into having to deal with the issue.
More: http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.600671
Title: Re: Transgender people need parents who will stand by them
Post by: JulieBlair on June 24, 2014, 11:12:59 AM
Post by: JulieBlair on June 24, 2014, 11:12:59 AM
Thanks, great article. Where do you find this stuff. I'm always amazed...
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Title: Re: Transgender people need parents who will stand by them
Post by: Olivia P on June 24, 2014, 11:34:38 AM
Post by: Olivia P on June 24, 2014, 11:34:38 AM
Google news primarily, then a collection of news sites and twitter feeds I have respect for to catch what Google news misses.
Title: Re: Transgender people need parents who will stand by them
Post by: JulieBlair on June 24, 2014, 12:04:56 PM
Post by: JulieBlair on June 24, 2014, 12:04:56 PM
Thank you for making it easy for me to stay informed. I am grateful.
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