Surgery unburdens transgender boy

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-transgender-teen-20160414-story.html

LA Times/Peter Rowe April 14, 2016, 6:00 AM

"Sam's surgery came after years of anguish and depression. His suicidal thoughts eased when a psychiatrist suggested that Sam might be experiencing gender dysphoria, the intense sense that one's body and sexual identity are in conflict."