On Monday, April 11, What I wish I’d known when I was 19 and had sex reassignment surgery, a Washington Post op-ed, went viral.
Written by Corinna Cohn, a transexual and a vocal critic of the lack of empirically based standards for gender health care in the U.S., the article makes a reasoned case for young people to allow their bodies to mature naturally, and then spend some time inhabiting their bodies unaltered before making any decisions about gender transition.
Her article is part of the Washington Post’s “Voices Across America” initiative, dedicated to presenting a broader range of viewpoints than typically found in the pages of the publication on issues that resonate with readers. (Bravo to the Washington Post!) With almost 3500 comments, clearly, her piece hit a nerve.
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