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The article says that post-surgery suicide rates increase by 20%. Can you provide me with a source for your data, please?
This is what I've found from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National institute of Health:
"CONCLUSIONS:
Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group."
That was the point of my post - I don't think they've discovered yet what works in the patient's best interests because of all this floundering about regarding the politics of it all.
I'll find my supporting documentation but there's another interesting statistic for people post-operative: suicide rates for people post-bariatric surgery have a measurable increase.
I'm firmly in the camp that anyone having body-altering surgery, no matter the reason, need to continue to be followed by professionals for at least a year, maybe longer.
When someone does something that is hurting themselves, is the right response to just let them do it?
If you find someone cutting themself with a knife, no, letting them do it is not right. If someone who is under strict, multi-disciplinary care, as transgendered people are, is getting the approved treatment for their Gender Identity Disorder, then it's none of your damn business.
I'll find my supporting documentation but there's another interesting statistic for people post-operative: suicide rates for people post-bariatric surgery have a measurable increase.
I'm firmly in the camp that anyone having body-altering surgery, no matter the reason, need to continue to be followed by professionals for at least a year, maybe longer.
Bariatric surgery aside you did perceive the suicide rate to be reduced post sex reassignment surgery so I'm wondering why the disparity.
Okay. I'll check back later. I'm genuinely interested.
If you find someone cutting themself with a knife, no, letting them do it is not right. If someone who is under strict, multi-disciplinary care, as transgendered people are, is getting the approved treatment for their Gender Identity Disorder, then it's none of your damn business.
I guess caring about people is wrong, I shouldn't do it.
When someone does something that is hurting themselves, is the right response to just let them do it?
I guess that depends on the situation. I'm a big believer in personal freedom. If someone wants to do something and they aren't hurting anyone else, why should anyone have any say over that? I even support assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. No doubt you'd consider that "hurting themselves"
As for gender reassignment surgery, how are they hurting themselves? Many would argue that they are actually improving themselves and boosting their own mental health and self-esteem.
I wonder, do you feel the same way about women who want breast enhancements? How about people who get nose jobs?
I see it as very weird, but if someone wants to spend the money and go through the surgeries, etc, it's nobody's business but theirs.
It becomes someone else's business when we are forced to play along with the insanity to appease their sickness. When a guy in a dress is introduced as "Wanda" and everyone in the office told that they must address him as such and be sure to use the correct pronoun in referring to "it", not laugh at him, and try to maintain professional decorum, or face the wrath of HR.
It becomes my business when a faculty member at my daughter's school, or a classmate, is allowed to remain and act crazy while everyone is encouraged to let-them-be-them-isn't-it-wonderful!
If they do not make their problems ours, and keep the cross dressing behind closed doors, I don't give a damn how much self-mutilation they want to engage in. It's when they bring it our and place expectations on others that the problems start.
It becomes someone else's business when we are forced to play along with the insanity to appease their sickness. When a guy in a dress is introduced as "Wanda" and everyone in the office told that they must address him as such and be sure to use the correct pronoun in referring to "it", not laugh at him, and try to maintain professional decorum, or face the wrath of HR.
It becomes my business when a faculty member at my daughter's school, or a classmate, is allowed to remain and act crazy while everyone is encouraged to let-them-be-them-isn't-it-wonderful!
If they do not make their problems ours, and keep the cross dressing behind closed doors, I don't give a damn how much self-mutilation they want to engage in. It's when they bring it our and place expectations on others that the problems start.
I asked how letting them get gender reassignment surgery was anyone else's business... What you're talking about and what I'm talking about are different things.
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