Transsexualism
Date Submitted: 11/23/2004 20:31:51
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Mental Health
Length: 3 pages (828 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Mental Health
Length: 3 pages (828 words)
A transsexual is defined as a person whose sex is uncertain or who considers himself or herself as belonging to the opposite sex. It is also defined as a person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite sex, which may be carried to the point of undergoing surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the opposite sex. A transsexual usually believes that he or she is the result of a biological accident.
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…people may think that a transsexual would be a cross dresser because they dress like the opposite sex. This is not true because when the transvestite cross-dresses, he or she dresses for physical pleasure and always retains or reverts back to and maintains his male or female gender-identity. For the transsexual, this is a permanent habit.
Transsexuals live a very stressful life. Because this disorder is a lifetime issue, some transsexuals may resort to suicide.
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