In society almost every facet of a person’s day is grounded in gender identity and the norms that cultures have placed on individuals. It begins at birth. Parent place an expectation on their child as early as in the womb. The expectations and norms are placed on a child based on their child’s biological sex.
The biological sex is determined by the anatomical part of the body that involves the sexual reproduction. Males and females are categorized in categories of masculine and famine roles. Boys wear blue clothing and are tough. Girls wear pink and are nurturers. These are classic gender roles society has placed on individuals based on their biological sex. The operational definition for gender identity is “one’s sense of oneself as …show more content…
According to the article “There are five steps to the process: diagnostic assessment, psychotherapy, real-life experience, hormone therapy and surgery” (Trimarchi, 2015). The diagnostic assessment are done by reputable a mental health professional. Next the psychologist implements sessions of psychotherapy and form a diagnosis. For a person to become a candidate for gender reassignment surgery, they must be diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. The next stage is the real life experience. This stage consists of the individual living completely as the desired gender for a minimum of one year. The transgendered person will begin hormone therapy. They may also choose to have elective procedures and surgeries. A transgender male who desire to become a woman may opt to have breast implants, trachea shave; Adams Apple shaved …show more content…
Though a person must be at least 18 years of age in some case studies adolescent are being considered for gender reassignment.
All of these step and requirement are necessary for the surgeon to approve the procedure and to know without doubt the patients feeling are genuine. The surgeon must receive two letters of recommendation from the mental healthcare professional and hormone prescribing doctor. After twelve month of hormone therapy and real life living the individual is eligible for gender reassignment surgery. The patient will choose a surgical team that would consist of an urologist gynecologist, and a plastic surgeon.
Once the surgery is done the individual has to deal with the legal aspects of having their gender reassigned. They must file court papers; have their birth certificate and social security number amended. They must also publish a notice in the newspaper.
Some of the social effects they may experience after the surgery are housing issues. Property owners may not want to rent or sell to a reassigned transgender.
The biological sex is determined by the anatomical part of the body that involves the sexual reproduction. Males and females are categorized in categories of masculine and famine roles. Boys wear blue clothing and are tough. Girls wear pink and are nurturers. These are classic gender roles society has placed on individuals based on their biological sex. The operational definition for gender identity is “one’s sense of oneself as …show more content…
According to the article “There are five steps to the process: diagnostic assessment, psychotherapy, real-life experience, hormone therapy and surgery” (Trimarchi, 2015). The diagnostic assessment are done by reputable a mental health professional. Next the psychologist implements sessions of psychotherapy and form a diagnosis. For a person to become a candidate for gender reassignment surgery, they must be diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. The next stage is the real life experience. This stage consists of the individual living completely as the desired gender for a minimum of one year. The transgendered person will begin hormone therapy. They may also choose to have elective procedures and surgeries. A transgender male who desire to become a woman may opt to have breast implants, trachea shave; Adams Apple shaved …show more content…
Though a person must be at least 18 years of age in some case studies adolescent are being considered for gender reassignment.
All of these step and requirement are necessary for the surgeon to approve the procedure and to know without doubt the patients feeling are genuine. The surgeon must receive two letters of recommendation from the mental healthcare professional and hormone prescribing doctor. After twelve month of hormone therapy and real life living the individual is eligible for gender reassignment surgery. The patient will choose a surgical team that would consist of an urologist gynecologist, and a plastic surgeon.
Once the surgery is done the individual has to deal with the legal aspects of having their gender reassigned. They must file court papers; have their birth certificate and social security number amended. They must also publish a notice in the newspaper.
Some of the social effects they may experience after the surgery are housing issues. Property owners may not want to rent or sell to a reassigned transgender.