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Some Americans are being denied 'life-saving' health care. It's because they are transgender

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QuietContraryMary · 11/12/2018 13:48

Yes, it is another story equating breast cancer with cosmetic surgery.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/11/transgender-health-care-patients-advocates-call-improvements/1829307002/

"Grayson Russo desperately needs a surgery similar to a double mastectomy.

Although someone with a breast tumor is able to promptly schedule such a surgery, Russo fought more than three years simply for approval.

That's because Russo experiences gender dysphoria, a discomfort or distress caused by a discrepancy between a person’s gender identity and sex assigned at birth. "

"Russo, 23, of Agoura Hills near Los Angeles, did not get approval for their top surgery until November. A transgender non-binary person, someone who is not male or female, they still have to wait about six months for the procedure. "

I am not sure why non-binary persons should not have breasts, but there you go.

The small but real community of people who want other healthy parts of their body hacked off (body dysmorphia) will struggle to find a surgeon for any price

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waxy1 · 11/12/2018 14:12

Madness-related surgery will always attract a bit of controversy.

Badstyley · 11/12/2018 14:09

Selfish transphobic cancer sufferers eh? Won’t anybody think of the nonbinaries?

CleanBee · 11/12/2018 14:06

How bizarre Confused Surely that's like complaining that someone with penile cancer gets surgery much faster than someone wanting bottom surgery?

Materialist · 11/12/2018 14:03

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