Thursday, April 9, 2009

It really isn't

Why does everyone make a big issue over Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS, also called Gender Reassgnment Surgery or GRS)? I've read too many descriptions, personal, scientific and medical about the importance of this sugery to the individual, and how much the person has to look into their heart, mind and soul to know this is the right answer for them. What don't they understand?

When someone wants to transistion to the other gender complete with the sex change to have the body match the mind, they've already gone down that road and there isn't anything left to discuss or ponder. It's innate and intuitive to them to be which requires the surgery. It's the old adage, "It's a no-brainer."

That's not hard to understand. But why does everyone want to stick a lot mental roadblocks and garbage in the way? Like they know what other people want, and they really know what transpeople want? How can they possibly really know? Like we know them and all their deepest inner thoughts and feelings about who they are?

This is one of the most tiring questions people in transistion frequently get, "So, why do you want the surgery?" Like to be a whole person that I know I am? There's nothing more to say except that. There are times when I hear this question I want to ask the other person (male because they're all those who ask the question), "So why do you want to keep your dick?"

I loved the response Jennifer Boylan gave to Oprah on her show when Oprah asked Jennifer, "So why do you want the surgery?" Jennifer responded to Oprah's question with, "What would you do if you were born with a penis?"

It's that simple folks, so get over your own fears, they're not those who want the surgery. We don't put mental roadblocks in your way of change, or ask you dumb questions about why you want to do something. So let these people get on with the life and accept them as they are.

Is that so hard to understand? LIke compassion, understanding, acceptance and peace with your fellow human beings? So don't make the judgement, expess the statement or ask the question. They've long left that at the station years, if not a lifetime, ago.

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