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How much of this is true?
I have doubts about much of it, even in Thailand, the surgeons need referrals. I'm also wondering about the motives for meeting those who'd previously rejected her -- sounds too much like bad fiction, and besides, what did she have, a head transplant?
I don't necessarily accept 75% TS are unemployed and 40% kill themselves. If that's the case, and I presume they are US statistics, the APA aren't doing their job very well, and it makes us victims again. We aren't victims, we're survivors, men and women with a plumbing problem.
Angharad
Angharad
Actually...
By that story that is posted, I'm pretty sure I know exactly who this woman is. And she went to Suporn, who has a pet shrink that for $500 will write the referral letter.
She's an interesting woman, who still has her own share of demons I suspect. As do we all I guess. I won't get into her personal dynamics, as it is not my place to do so. But she is, like all of us, a product of her experiences. And it does shade her perspective somewhat.
And Ang, I don't accept those particular stats either, although the statistical suicide rate for transpeople in North America runs about 26-28% unfortunately. And no, the APA and places like the Clarke Institute (now CAMH) aren't doing their job well at all.
Kate
"While the rest of the human race are descended from monkeys, redheads derive from cats."
Kate
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." William Gibson