Today there is a lot of controversy and debate in the transgender community. Some of the topics of debate I found the most interesting were whether transsexuality was a mental disorder or a physical disorder and whether a sex change is "biologically possible". I found a blog that gives a very vivid and heartfelt look inside the life of a transgendered person(
http://www.thegirlinside.com/). This blog is full of personal stories from transgendered people and those who have already underwent a sex change operation.This interests me because I would love to work with the transgendered community as a psychiatrist and aid in their transition.
Some questions I would like to ask on this topic are:
1) Is transsexuality a mental disorder or a physical disorder?
2) How do the post-op patients feel emotionally after the sex change operation.
3) How does the prison systems way of sorting transgendered prisoners into male or female prisons effect the transgendered persons mental state.
4) Is a sex change Biologically possible?
5) Should a sex change be considered a cure or is it just prompting a mental disorder?
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