Regret Is Real—and Frequent
"By all appearances I am a 'success story.' I have a good job as a high school teacher, I have had a fairly active love life, etc., but none of this can ever make up for the pain and guilt I feel every day of my life." Read more
Regret Is Real—and Transgenders Are Going Back...
From a physician:
"If I could only go back to the day before my surgery in March of 2005 -- I would run from that surgeon’s knife. I have lived and worked as a surgically altered man trying to play the part of a woman for six years. I spared no expense at trying to make it work." Read more
Regret Is Real—and Sometimes Quick
"Although I thought I was completely sure of what I was doing, I began to regret the decision a mere three weeks after the operation. Some might say I was experiencing post-op depression, but it was definitely more than that. Read more
Some Research Findings
- 2003 Swedish Study Findings
"...suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism."
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- Suicide Studies
"A staggering 41 percent of transgender people in the United States have attempted to commit suicide, according to a new survey."
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- Much more research is in Walt Heyer's book, Paper Genders.
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