Originally posted by popcornbird
Just the thought of someone messing around with their body and trying to change their gender would make me run....

...FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR away from them.



I don't like people who are not satisfied with who they are, and want to change or disfigure themselves to that extent...period.
Being transgendered and wanting to change your gender is NOT the same as wanting a nose job or wanting a boob job. A woman can live with smaller breasts; a person can live with a crooked nose and everything will be fine. Being transgendered means you live with an ache inside you because your body doesn't match your feelings. Many transsexuals end up killing themselves because they suffer from severe depression. Scientists aren't entirely sure what causes transsexuality but they believe it to be a birth defect from a sudden change in hormones in the womb. Whatever causes it, most know from the time they are children that something is 'wrong' with them and for many, the operation is the only way they can free themselves.