Male-To-Female Transgendered People confront labelling and identity issues
The Canadian
by Donald List
27 July, 2010


http://lecanadian.com/2010/07/27/male-to-female-transgendered-people-confront-labelling-and-identity-issues/


Transgender adults are not a new in society. The fact of sex change operations and the rights of individuals that identify with the opposite sex, however is a new battle today. In past years individuals that were labeled one gender, but felt they belonged to the opposite gender were shunned and regarded as weird or abnormal. It is only recently that a term has been assigned, Gender Identity Disorder.

Many of the people living in the body of the wrong gender feel trapped and alone. Most are ashamed and afraid because of society's harsh criticism and outcast techniques. There are many terms and names that have been assigned to transgender individuals, which can be considered derogatory, and for the use of exploitation in most cases.

This was also mentioned in one of the onsite replies.

Quote2. Most transwomen never go reconstructive genitalia surgery because they feel it is not necessary in their true identity.

I find this very difficult to accept or believe.

If most have indeed, not had any reconstructive sugery, it is because it simply isn't available, either because of cost or access.