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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 sur
by davidtanner 12y ago
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.
- dgabriel 12y agoI'd want some verification before taking that tidbit as fact, for sure. The way it's written, it sounds like an urban legend.
- davidtanner 12y agoYup, an urban legend designed to exploit the taboo and stigmatized reputation of "sex-change" surgery.
- afarrell 12y agoYou speak in the present tense. Was this true in the 60s?
- davidtanner 12y agoAs 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.