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A variety of TS-Si sections provide breaking news & fact-based commentary, with op-ed commentary, policy review, science access, medical developments, and social trends that affect people born with TS.

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It is a necessary distinction in today's world.

A transsexualism (TS) came into the world with a birth condition, with significant medical implications. An individual can achieve full partial or awareness of the condition at various stages throughout one's lifetime, but it does not change the underlying medical reality.

The term "transsexual" has been co-opted at times by others to fulfill a socio-political agenda of their own. It often includes an assertion that medical treatment is optional. There is a particular deemphasis on the Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) sought by people born with TS.

Transgender advocacy would have it that "gender" and "sex" are human social constructs that have no meaningful basis in biology. Whatever the internal impulses and sense of self that drive people, outward "presentation" is enough to identify a person's place along a broad, and fluid, gender spectrum.

We do not accept any attempt to include us under an overarching transgender sociopolitical umbrella. We emphasize the specific needs of TS people. This does not mean that TG goals are altogether wrong, but simply that people born with TS have practical needs left unattended by current political advocacy.

Please note that this position is most criticized by the holders of urban human rights political positions. TS-Si strongly advoctes human rights; we do not advocate disrespect or inequality before the law that would penalize the TG-identified population.

TS-Si has no position on private belief systems unless they become the basis for destructive public policy. There is a progressive realization in legal and professional circles that identifying TS persons is essential to the effective acceptance, medical treatment, and legal protection of transsexuals as they transition into society.

Asserting that Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) is an option for a person born with TS, even when all other factors are favorable, promotes pseudoscientific approaches to public policy. Denying the underlying medical reality of people born with TS has the consequent effect of characterizing SRS as elective surgery that is minimally cosmetic and not reconstructive.

Many people face obstacles on their path that defer SRS. Medical and financial considerations can force delays for extended periods, perhaps permanently. This is unfortunate: TS-Si and others work hard for the day when such obstacles no longer stand in the way of pre-operative individuals and they can achieve full correction.