Publically-Funded Sex Change Operations

Originally posted by Afro Cheese
I thought the subject of the thread was the actual operations being funded by tax money, not the "hormone therapy" afterwards? I'm not familiar with what hormone therapy is, but if it's that important than let em have it. But as far as funding the actual operation with tax money, no.

The hormones are the medications that men can take to become feminine and the medications that women take to become masculine. I agree they should get the meds, that's not a big expense, they should also be able to have that lower surgery but none of the cosmetic surgery or permanent hair removal.

Originally posted by -Pr-
I had to pay for my own chemo...

weigh them up... chemo? sex change? chemo? sex change? which is worth more?

simple decision...

I'm completely sympathetic to what you've been through, the insurance should have paid for your life saving therapy.

Originally posted by Linkalicious
All I'm saying is...

If they're going to pay to cut a man's junk off.....they should pay to help mine grow!!!

Me too! I want bigger boobies and to make it even, give me a bigger butt!
OH, I also want permanent hair removal because if they don't want to shave I don't want to either.

This thread is almost 10 years old.

Impressive.

WOW, yeah didn't notice that was not aware of that discussion has been going on for a decade.

Most guys who cut off their dongs end up regretting it after... its true. I had to pay for my new chin so.they should too.

No wonder the avatars looked cooler..10 years 3 pages thats sad really

Riv had one of these free sex changes. It didn't go well for him, I mean look at how ****ed up he is.

There is a serious problem with people affected by the syndrome (too lazy to look up the name right now) where you feel you were born into the wrong gender. In some cases it leads to severe depression and even suicide. So it isn't a totally frivolous procedure.

That said, I'm with PR. There are so many more urgent things that should be publicly funded before we get around to paying for sex changes.

What happens if you regret it later, is reverse surgery publicly funded. Here hold my penis in a jar just in case.

Originally posted by rudester
What happens if you regret it later, is reverse surgery publicly funded. Here hold my penis in a jar just in case.

I don't know about that but they probably will because it is not unheard of that some have changed their mind.

I have read that some of the people who were suicidal because they wanted the surgery, have had the surgery but still commited suicide.