Wednesday, 20 January 2010
A Legal one for the Reference Library
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/01/legal-one-for-reference-library.html (http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/01/legal-one-for-reference-library.html)
If I were to set up a centre for dealing with transsexuality and intersex conditions, I'd have 5 separate people. First, a GP who would do the initial intake and diagnosis and deal with ongoing care day to day. Secondly, a Psych who would not just do assessments, but act as a "professional, experienced Best Friend" to help the patient through crises. Third, an endocrinologist, who'd be the prime health care member of the team. Fourth, a reconstructive surgeon, to help discuss treatment options.
And finally... a lawyer. Because so many of the problems trans and intersex people face are due to them not fitting the unchangeable, strict binary definition of sex in the eyes of the law.