Protected Status For Transsexuals In Transition: Time To Act

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Protected Status For Transsexuals In Transition: Time To Act

Opinion - Editorials

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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 21:00

What Needs to be Done

TS-Si Opinion

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Springfield, VA, USA. After transition and surgery, those born transsexual should fall under the laws appropriate to their post-surgical sex. They do not need rules and regulations that give them protected status. They should be legally identified as their post-surgical sex.

Transsexuals in transition are another matter. Rules and regulations can and should provide protected status during transition. This is a good time to stop and consider what should be done to ensure the acceptance, medical treatment, & legal protection of transsexuals as they transition into society.

Our current list of priorities follows. Your comments, as always, are welcome.

Standard medical and insurance coverage for Harry Benjamin Syndrome (HBS, aka transsexuality)

Board Certification for Surgeons

Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery

Board Certification for Therapists

Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Harry Benjamin Syndrome (HBS)

Professional self-policing of unqualified surgeons and therapists

Standardization of medical and legal protocols

Standard legal framework for transsexuals in transition

Legal recognition of HBS and medical protocols, including
a standardized “carry letter” identifying the person as transsexual.
Recognition of HBS status at retention facilities so as not to subject the transsexual person to harassment or physical harm from an inmate population other than the target gender.
Interim legal identification that includes the name and post-transition sex of the person in transition for long as they remain under the medical protocols.
Streamlined processes for final name and gender/sex markers on identification after sex reassignment surgery.
Access to appropriate public restroom facilities for the target sex prior to surgery for those receiving hormone treatments and actively following medical protocols.

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