Real Life TG Using HRT

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Originally Posted by frice2000

Ok I'm probably going to get yelled at for this...but no the transgendered shouldn't get help for the bills relating to medical surgery. I'm of the opinion that medical insurance and any government insurance is for only life threatening and painful conditions, and while I'm sympathetic to those who are transgendered I don't think I should either have to pay taxes or have my health insurance premiums rise to pay for what is really elective surgery.

Wow what a statement! You must an American.

By that logic if a child is born with a painless but ugly facial deformity (like a cleft lip and palate) that is not live threatening, surgery should not be covered by public/private insurance?

What about people with chemical imbalances in their brains, such as Schizophrenia, would you deny Dopamine treatment?

What about inter-sexed children, should their surgery be covered? What about children/adults with male/female hormonal deficiencies, which is not a painful or life threatening condition? (If an 11 year old girl fully recovers from ovarian cancer, would you deny her hormone treatment in the following years needed for puberty?)

Trans/inter-sexuality needs to be treated as a physical deformity that requires treatment (even though it is limited) as early as possible, and fully covered. Is it better and cheaper to society than letting them grow up and get all screwed by the psychological abuse that f**ks them up for the rest of their lives.