Re:The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
by davidtanner on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @01:03PM
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I'd be quite skeptical that she was ever able to successfully trick anyone into undergoing SRS. For one thing, it's fairly expensive. Secondly, no reputable surgeon would perform the procedure without verifying that the psychologist who wrote a letter was actually a licensed practitioner. Third, the WPATH Standards of Care specify that SRS should only be performed on patients who have two letters of approval from two separate practitioners.
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Re:The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
by dgabriel on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @01:12PM
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I'd want some verification before taking that tidbit as fact, for sure. The way it's written, it sounds like an urban legend.
Re:The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
by davidtanner on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @01:21PM
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Yup, an urban legend designed to exploit the taboo and stigmatized reputation of "sex-change" surgery.
Re:The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
by afarrell on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @04:54PM
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You speak in the present tense. Was this true in the 60s?
Re:The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
by davidtanner on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @06:26PM
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As far as I know, yes. Generally speaking, the medical establishment was far more restrictive (overly so) in giving trans people the treatment they needed back then.