Comments on: Sex Change You Can Believe In http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Transgender senior can't be king http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-213173 Transgender senior can't be king Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:14:43 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-213173 [...] necessary. Sex reassignment surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Transgender Health Benefits Sex Change You Can Believe In | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. "Don't criticize someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do [...] [...] necessary. Sex reassignment surgery – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Transgender Health Benefits Sex Change You Can Believe In | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. "Don't criticize someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do [...]

]]> By: Natasha (Rene) Nevad http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-140568 Natasha (Rene) Nevad Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:45:35 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-140568 Ok, I am transexual (female to male) and I do feel that it would be too much to expect insurance to cover "cosmetic" costs (yes, most of us would like it, and at the end of the day it would solve a lot of mental anguish, but it's not "needed"). I would like to see, however, them cover at least therepist cost since that would be a neccessity to keep many of us from committing suicide (the rates are far higher in the transgender community). Many decide not to go through with the change, or at least not all the way, but having someone to talk to can make all the difference. It would be nice to think (since so many others who see therepists have medication covered) that hormone therepy would be covered as well, but one step at a time I suppose. I understand that many people (I've known and disapproved of a few of them) live off of welfare for what I consider very pointless trivial "medical" reasons that yet many others live with just fine and if they didn't, maybe it would be possible for us to get some sort of minimal help. The last thing I would like to point out is that this all has to do with legal issues, not religious. I find it very offensive that people are telling me to "find God" and trying to explain "Gods will" when the bible clearly states that God will be the one to judge, not man, and never does it say we aren't allowed to feel wrong about our sex roles, though it encourages us to love ourselves and others (come on, I'm not feeling the love! Just kidding, but there are a few who are judging harshly). I do love myself and others, so I don't see how people can hate me for not liking everything about my body! Stated above, there are a lot of people who don't like their body (chest size, nose, etc. though maybe not full body), so are they in trouble too? It really would be silly to blacklist everyone who has appearance issues. As I do believe everything happens for a reason, and God (or whatever higher power) put me here as I am, for a reason, maybe I needed the lessons I've recieved as a female to prepare for a life as a male. Could that be the case; maybe, just maybe? Sorry, I'm really not trying to be rude; I'm just trying to give a decent fight for what I believe to be true and give people who don't understand (or who think they understand) my "identity issue" something to think about. Ok, I am transexual (female to male) and I do feel that it would be too much to expect insurance to cover "cosmetic" costs (yes, most of us would like it, and at the end of the day it would solve a lot of mental anguish, but it's not "needed"). I would like to see, however, them cover at least therepist cost since that would be a neccessity to keep many of us from committing suicide (the rates are far higher in the transgender community). Many decide not to go through with the change, or at least not all the way, but having someone to talk to can make all the difference.

It would be nice to think (since so many others who see therepists have medication covered) that hormone therepy would be covered as well, but one step at a time I suppose. I understand that many people (I've known and disapproved of a few of them) live off of welfare for what I consider very pointless trivial "medical" reasons that yet many others live with just fine and if they didn't, maybe it would be possible for us to get some sort of minimal help.

The last thing I would like to point out is that this all has to do with legal issues, not religious. I find it very offensive that people are telling me to "find God" and trying to explain "Gods will" when the bible clearly states that God will be the one to judge, not man, and never does it say we aren't allowed to feel wrong about our sex roles, though it encourages us to love ourselves and others (come on, I'm not feeling the love! Just kidding, but there are a few who are judging harshly). I do love myself and others, so I don't see how people can hate me for not liking everything about my body! Stated above, there are a lot of people who don't like their body (chest size, nose, etc. though maybe not full body), so are they in trouble too? It really would be silly to blacklist everyone who has appearance issues.

As I do believe everything happens for a reason, and God (or whatever higher power) put me here as I am, for a reason, maybe I needed the lessons I've recieved as a female to prepare for a life as a male. Could that be the case; maybe, just maybe? Sorry, I'm really not trying to be rude; I'm just trying to give a decent fight for what I believe to be true and give people who don't understand (or who think they understand) my "identity issue" something to think about.

]]> By: uplongtime http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-107219 uplongtime Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:53:42 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-107219 you article really help me, thanks you article really help me, thanks

]]> By: joshua http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-106372 joshua Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:50:38 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-106372 is sex change a sin to god? i want to know cuz i hate my body so much is sex change a sin to god? i want to know cuz i hate my body so much

]]> By: joshua http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-106369 joshua Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:47:56 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-106369 is a sex change a sin to god? i want to know cuz i hate my body so much is a sex change a sin to god? i want to know cuz i hate my body so much

]]> By: Jennifer Gable http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-105311 Jennifer Gable Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:05:51 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-105311 So, yeah, mandating otherwise unpaid procedures to a policy WOULD cost more, especially if the individual already knows they will need certain procedures covered, such as sex reassignment surgery, etc., but why can't the insurance industry find a way to compromise on these things. Make it an ELECTIVE addition to a policy, much like disability care or vision care, instead of adding it as a mandate- therefore, if an individual knows they have and have been diagnosed and will need proper medical and psychological treatment for GID, then they can OPT to add the coverage for such procedures to their own policy and pay a slightly higher premium or replace some other less important precluded coverage so as to off-set the cost. Different people have different medical needs. In fact, in every company, let's say a company who employs 10,000+ people, maybe 3 or 4 will end up wanting sex reassignment surgery. The cost to the insurance company and to the employer is minimal at best... with proper health-care coverage for such procedures, individuals would diminish the need for heavy medical bills for heart problems related to stress which leads to MANY MANY MANY medical problems including cancer. Covering a heart transplant or an extended hospital stay or triple bypass for someone who might otherwise have avoided those conditions had their stress levels been minimized will end up costing insurance companies and employers FAR more over the long run than simply covering a $15-20K surgery. When people get stressed, their bodies react poorly, they get overweight, which causes heart problems, intestinal problems, colo-rectal problems, hardening of the arteries, diabetes, etc... all of which, over long period of time, would cost $100s of thousands of dollars in claim payouts. If the person's stress was minimized and their quality of life maximized by being able to financially have their gender transition costs covered by insurance (which, for the most part, have been deemed medically necessary by the AMA already anyway) then their future need for coverage for much more expensive procedures could be minimized if not prevented entirely. Insurance underwriters and execs just aren't looking at the big picture. They're simply discriminating based on religious or some other kind of beliefs that have no medical or scientific basis anyway. Sure, religious beliefs play a huge part in someone's decision-making process but what the hell was the point of separating church from state of we allow the church to drive our decisions when it comes to state policies and procedures. I'm so sick of all the holier-than-thou execs in charge of whether people live or die or have any kind of quality of life. I mean, I know it's morbid but has anyone not seen Saw VI? The whole point was about one man's retribution against such tyrany and letting people who've never had to sacrifice anything in their lives make the decisions for the poor, downhearted, and dying while never having spent one day in their shoes. It's a legitimate concept even IF it was a crude movie plot. Can someone say "hipocritical oath please? So, yeah, mandating otherwise unpaid procedures to a policy WOULD cost more, especially if the individual already knows they will need certain procedures covered, such as sex reassignment surgery, etc., but why can't the insurance industry find a way to compromise on these things. Make it an ELECTIVE addition to a policy, much like disability care or vision care, instead of adding it as a mandate- therefore, if an individual knows they have and have been diagnosed and will need proper medical and psychological treatment for GID, then they can OPT to add the coverage for such procedures to their own policy and pay a slightly higher premium or replace some other less important precluded coverage so as to off-set the cost.

Different people have different medical needs. In fact, in every company, let's say a company who employs 10,000+ people, maybe 3 or 4 will end up wanting sex reassignment surgery. The cost to the insurance company and to the employer is minimal at best… with proper health-care coverage for such procedures, individuals would diminish the need for heavy medical bills for heart problems related to stress which leads to MANY MANY MANY medical problems including cancer. Covering a heart transplant or an extended hospital stay or triple bypass for someone who might otherwise have avoided those conditions had their stress levels been minimized will end up costing insurance companies and employers FAR more over the long run than simply covering a $15-20K surgery.

When people get stressed, their bodies react poorly, they get overweight, which causes heart problems, intestinal problems, colo-rectal problems, hardening of the arteries, diabetes, etc… all of which, over long period of time, would cost $100s of thousands of dollars in claim payouts. If the person's stress was minimized and their quality of life maximized by being able to financially have their gender transition costs covered by insurance (which, for the most part, have been deemed medically necessary by the AMA already anyway) then their future need for coverage for much more expensive procedures could be minimized if not prevented entirely.

Insurance underwriters and execs just aren't looking at the big picture. They're simply discriminating based on religious or some other kind of beliefs that have no medical or scientific basis anyway. Sure, religious beliefs play a huge part in someone's decision-making process but what the hell was the point of separating church from state of we allow the church to drive our decisions when it comes to state policies and procedures. I'm so sick of all the holier-than-thou execs in charge of whether people live or die or have any kind of quality of life. I mean, I know it's morbid but has anyone not seen Saw VI? The whole point was about one man's retribution against such tyrany and letting people who've never had to sacrifice anything in their lives make the decisions for the poor, downhearted, and dying while never having spent one day in their shoes. It's a legitimate concept even IF it was a crude movie plot. Can someone say "hipocritical oath please?

]]> By: Pesyevinype http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-91974 Pesyevinype Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:48:01 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-91974 Growling, he braced on his arms and shifted his knee to get better leverage. Hed tried to get his men to turn back, then, when they wouldnt, to fight. Stay where you are. Radins mental warning didnt help. Someone was there to help her. Her accustomed method of casting, she would likely have caused a worse cavein. She and Radin dined with Hyle and Gala in their rooms. He bent his legs underneath her arms, drawing her tighter to his groin. Would he think she was taunting him now? This was harder than she thought. She barely restrained the urge to push up and seal her lips to his. Tykirs soft words stopped her. She snapped back down to look at Brevin. Brevin moved easily with him, holding one leg as he lapped at her throbbing sex. It sparked the flame, and she dropped to scream into the mattress. It didnt look like any of the stone or woodcarved trees. Without my presence, would Eyrhaen have been such a danger? I never thought Id be allowed to raise children when I was with Aletone. Her hands grasped his immediately. She freed her other hand so she could wrap both arms securely around his neck. Growling, he braced on his arms and shifted his knee to get better leverage. Hed tried to get his men to turn back, then, when they wouldnt, to fight. Stay where you are. Radins mental warning didnt help. Someone was there to help her. Her accustomed method of casting, she would likely have caused a worse cavein. She and Radin dined with Hyle and Gala in their rooms. He bent his legs underneath her arms, drawing her tighter to his groin. Would he think she was taunting him now? This was harder than she thought. She barely restrained the urge to push up and seal her lips to his. Tykirs soft words stopped her. She snapped back down to look at Brevin. Brevin moved easily with him, holding one leg as he lapped at her throbbing sex. It sparked the flame, and she dropped to scream into the mattress. It didnt look like any of the stone or woodcarved trees. Without my presence, would Eyrhaen have been such a danger? I never thought Id be allowed to raise children when I was with Aletone. Her hands grasped his immediately. She freed her other hand so she could wrap both arms securely around his neck.

]]> By: Carolann Shoemaker, http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-82495 Carolann Shoemaker, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:37:06 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-82495 hello, transgender persons do not wish this! they suffer with these issues , just as heart patients and stroke patients. WOULD YOU WANT HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE? Well for your info, I have had them both and i did not ask or want them, just as having GID is no difference. andy medical coverage is scrutinized to deny any ins coverage to to either corect the issue or repair the damage! this is a medical issue not mental issue. the AMA has also said this. Carolann Shoemaker hello, transgender persons do not wish this! they suffer with these issues , just as heart patients and stroke patients. WOULD YOU WANT HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE? Well for your info, I have had them both and i did not ask or want them, just as having GID is no difference. andy medical coverage is scrutinized to deny any ins coverage to to either corect the issue or repair the damage! this is a medical issue not mental issue. the AMA has also said this.

Carolann Shoemaker

]]> By: MVA, Texas http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-82318 MVA, Texas Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:20:44 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-82318 Firstly, I'd like to address the 'sex-change' part of this. I really fully.. that some things in this life are just too un-fathomable, too difficult to believe.. much less understand for some people... but, Transsexualism, Gender-Dysphoria and GID (gender identity disorder) is very real. It's biological.. in fact, it's yet another form of "Intersexualism" (PC for "hermaphroditism").. as it's not visable at birth.. because it has to do with an inconcruency of brain and body, ie. male brain/female body.. female brain/male body. People born with this condition usually suffer in silence for most of their lives.. until they reach the point, after praying in beseechment to God Almighty to "take it away".. that one reaches "the end of their rope".. and decide to transition from one sex to the other. I'm not talking about sex-erotica driven transvestites.. or the occasional weekend crossdresser.. of these gender-'bending' freaks with beards and a tutu and combat boots marching in a gay-pride parade. No no no! I'm speaking of the 'real-deal'... people who don't CHOOSE to be born with this anomaly.. but, whom choose to finally have enough courage to follow their life-long convictions and do something about it. One cannot change the brain to match to body.. as the brain is very intriquitely "wired" by birth. One's 'brain' is who they are.. not what is between their legs. Makes all the sense in the world to leave the brain alone.. and correct the body. We can live w/o certain 'body' parts... gotta have a brain. Secondly, I'd like to touch on the "sin" aspect of it. IF one is a born-again Christian, ANY sin is covered in the precious, shed Blood of our Dear Lord and Savour Jesus Christ. He died on the Cross @ Calvary, for the sins of the whole world.. yesterday, today and forever. That is what is known as God's Gift of Grace, by Faith in Jesus Christ. It's a GIFT.. and you simply cannot 'work' for it.. nor 'earn' it. Now... those of us who ACCEPT the gift, have it. We are forgiven. Those of us who choose to REJECT the gift, do NOT have it. With that having been said... sin is sin is sin is sin is sin in the eyes of the Lord. There is NO DEGREE of sin in God's eyes. It's all the same to Him. A "white" lie.. and a 'musder' are the same to God... and without having accepted God Gift of Grace, one does NOT inherit the Kingdom of God (go to Heaven).when they pass away.. if we've accepted it, we are forgiven for ALL sin. Please keep in mind.. that doesn't give us "Carte` Blanc" to go out and live like the devil... but, we as humans.. will sin.. we will "miss the mark'... no doubt about it. Once we become Christians, we are still humans.. and we are still indeed 'sinners'... anyone who says differently is lost. So... how many people get sex-changes... or are gay/lesbian (which have nothing to do with one another, btw) vs those who have gotten a divorce for reasons other than 'infidelity'.. and have re-married another? Thats not just "Old Testament Law"... but, that is in the New Testament... under the Covenant. Those who divorce for reasons other than one's spouse being un-faithful.. and re-marry someone else... and that person has been married before, that makes BOTH parties 'adulterer/adulterous'.... and I know, personally... many who have done such. So, what I suppose that I'm saying is..... people who don't know beans from lug-nuts about a certain subject/topic at hand.. really shouldn't try to form an opinion.. unless they gain some knowledge about it.. or else their "opinions" are totally shallow and of no substance. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Knowledge is power... get some today! Much love.... MVA Mmmmmuah! Firstly, I'd like to address the 'sex-change' part of this. I really fully.. that some things in this life are just too un-fathomable, too difficult to believe.. much less understand for some people… but, Transsexualism, Gender-Dysphoria and GID (gender identity disorder) is very real. It's biological.. in fact, it's yet another form of "Intersexualism" (PC for "hermaphroditism").. as it's not visable at birth.. because it has to do with an inconcruency of brain and body, ie. male brain/female body.. female brain/male body. People born with this condition usually suffer in silence for most of their lives.. until they reach the point, after praying in beseechment to God Almighty to "take it away".. that one reaches "the end of their rope".. and decide to transition from one sex to the other.

I'm not talking about sex-erotica driven transvestites.. or the occasional weekend crossdresser.. of these gender-'bending' freaks with beards and a tutu and combat boots marching in a gay-pride parade. No no no! I'm speaking of the 'real-deal'… people who don't CHOOSE to be born with this anomaly.. but, whom choose to finally have enough courage to follow their life-long convictions and do something about it. One cannot change the brain to match to body.. as the brain is very intriquitely "wired" by birth. One's 'brain' is who they are.. not what is between their legs. Makes all the sense in the world to leave the brain alone.. and correct the body. We can live w/o certain 'body' parts… gotta have a brain.

Secondly, I'd like to touch on the "sin" aspect of it. IF one is a born-again Christian, ANY sin is covered in the precious, shed Blood of our Dear Lord and Savour Jesus Christ. He died on the Cross @ Calvary, for the sins of the whole world.. yesterday, today and forever. That is what is known as God's Gift of Grace, by Faith in Jesus Christ. It's a GIFT.. and you simply cannot 'work' for it.. nor 'earn' it. Now… those of us who ACCEPT the gift, have it. We are forgiven. Those of us who choose to REJECT the gift, do NOT have it.

With that having been said… sin is sin is sin is sin is sin in the eyes of the Lord. There is NO DEGREE of sin in God's eyes. It's all the same to Him. A "white" lie.. and a 'musder' are the same to God… and without having accepted God Gift of Grace, one does NOT inherit the Kingdom of God (go to Heaven).when they pass away.. if we've accepted it, we are forgiven for ALL sin. Please keep in mind.. that doesn't give us "Carte` Blanc" to go out and live like the devil… but, we as humans.. will sin.. we will "miss the mark'… no doubt about it. Once we become Christians, we are still humans.. and we are still indeed 'sinners'… anyone who says differently is lost. So… how many people get sex-changes… or are gay/lesbian (which have nothing to do with one another, btw) vs those who have gotten a divorce for reasons other than 'infidelity'.. and have re-married another? Thats not just "Old Testament Law"… but, that is in the New Testament… under the Covenant. Those who divorce for reasons other than one's spouse being un-faithful.. and re-marry someone else… and that person has been married before, that makes BOTH parties 'adulterer/adulterous'…. and I know, personally… many who have done such.

So, what I suppose that I'm saying is….. people who don't know beans from lug-nuts about a certain subject/topic at hand.. really shouldn't try to form an opinion.. unless they gain some knowledge about it.. or else their "opinions" are totally shallow and of no substance.

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Knowledge is power… get some today!

Much love…. MVA

Mmmmmuah!

]]> By: Desere United Stat http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/28/sex-change-you-can-believe-in/#comment-77181 Desere United Stat Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:44:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=11862#comment-77181 By the responses of some of these people , they think transsexuals want to be transgender . That is so far from the truth. Does anyone know the amount of pain and suffering one goes through ? I will tell you first hand , you have no idea ! How do you think you would handle being born a boy , but with a female brain ? You cannot change the brain no matter what you think ! When the body is going one way ,and the brain is going in the opposite direction , how do you think you would cope? That is where most of the suicides come from ! Thoughts of wishing you were never born run through your head regularly ! Don't you think we should be allowed to have corrective surgery ? By the responses of some of these people , they think transsexuals want to be transgender . That is so far from the truth. Does anyone know the amount of pain and suffering one goes through ? I will tell you first hand , you have no idea ! How do you think you would handle being born a boy , but with a female brain ? You cannot change the brain no matter what you think ! When the body is going one way ,and the brain is going in the opposite direction , how do you think you would cope? That is where most of the suicides come from ! Thoughts of wishing you were never born run through your head regularly ! Don't you think we should be allowed to have corrective surgery ?

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