Transgender Surgery Isn't the Solution
A drastic physical change doesn't address underlying psycho-social troubles.
Editors’ note: This op-ed was originally published on June 12, 2014.
The government and media alliance advancing the transgender cause has gone into overdrive in recent weeks. On May 30, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services review board ruled that Medicare can pay for the "reassignment" surgery sought by the transgendered—those who say that they don't identify with their biological sex. Earlier last month Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that he was "open" to lifting a ban on transgender individuals...
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