Comments on: Surgery Permissions http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Anonymous Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://essin-em.com/?p=218#comment-469 I can understand the psycologist requirement. I can see it being with someone who understands the feelings of the individual who is looking to complete the change surgically. I am certain the feelings are overwhelming with the need to be the person he/she knows they are, that they realize the importance to be that complete person or they would not even be cosidering surgery in the first place. I can understand the psycologist requirement. I can see it being with someone who understands the feelings of the individual who is looking to complete the change surgically. I am certain the feelings are overwhelming with the need to be the person he/she knows they are, that they realize the importance to be that complete person or they would not even be cosidering surgery in the first place.

]]> By: whatsername http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/comment-page-1/#comment-339 whatsername Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:35:00 +0000 http://essin-em.com/?p=218#comment-339 Personally, I think people electing for plastic surgery like your examples SHOULD have SOME sort of therapy or something beforehand.<br/><br/>I agree the hoops that transgendered people have to jump through are a bit ridiculous, but I'm not opposed to every single hoop. Personally, I think people electing for plastic surgery like your examples SHOULD have SOME sort of therapy or something beforehand.

I agree the hoops that transgendered people have to jump through are a bit ridiculous, but I’m not opposed to every single hoop.

]]> By: lady brett http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/comment-page-1/#comment-331 lady brett Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:05:00 +0000 http://essin-em.com/?p=218#comment-331 oh, okay =) oh, okay =)

]]> By: lady brett http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/comment-page-1/#comment-330 lady brett Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:49:00 +0000 http://essin-em.com/?p=218#comment-330 having the psychologist requirement is one thing, but if it is going to be required, then psychologists need to be trained for this. i have a trans friend who was told "so you want a dick?" by the first psychologist he visited. well, it's just fucked up to make it a requirement when many people's only option is going to be that unprofessional (assholic, transphobic, or <i>maybe</i> just that uninformed)!<br/><br/>on the other hand, the idea of plastic surgery <i>totally freaks me out</i>. mostly i mean the "elective" stuff you mentioned. but even the more neccessary type (like reconstructions and such - and maybe gender surgery) weirds me out quite a bit...although i understand it a little better, and would likely do it myself if i were in a bad accident or something.<br/><br/>also, what's cisgender? having the psychologist requirement is one thing, but if it is going to be required, then psychologists need to be trained for this. i have a trans friend who was told “so you want a dick?” by the first psychologist he visited. well, it’s just fucked up to make it a requirement when many people’s only option is going to be that unprofessional (assholic, transphobic, or maybe just that uninformed)!

on the other hand, the idea of plastic surgery totally freaks me out. mostly i mean the “elective” stuff you mentioned. but even the more neccessary type (like reconstructions and such – and maybe gender surgery) weirds me out quite a bit…although i understand it a little better, and would likely do it myself if i were in a bad accident or something.

also, what’s cisgender?

]]> By: Anonymous http://essin-em.com/2007/10/surgery-permissions/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Anonymous Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:48:00 +0000 http://essin-em.com/?p=218#comment-329 this was my entire yesterday.<br/><br/>-bf this was my entire yesterday.

-bf

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