The fact is, transgender people have extremely high rates of suicide before and after any surgeries. Life on the margins of society is not easy, and surgery doe

The fact is, transgender people have extremely high rates of suicide before and after any surgeries. Life on the margins of society is not easy, and surgery does nothing to address that problem. Here is a study, using the data from above, which explicitly mentions this: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885#pone-0016885-g001 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.... "It is therefore important to note that the current study is only informative with respect to transsexuals persons health after sex reassignment; no inferences can be drawn as to the effectiveness of sex reassignment as a treatment for transsexualism. In other words, the results should not be interpreted such as sex reassignment per se increases morbidity and mortality." Further, numerous studies exist which disagree with the claims posted above: http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/bitstream/handle/1871/23255/189321.pdf http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/bitstream/handle/1871/23255/189321.pd... "The results substantiate previous conclusions that sex reassignment is effective." http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567%2809%2962807-0/abstract?cc=y http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567%2809%2962807-0/abst... http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00799.x/abstract;jsessionid=34E20C8EDA68B9C68D9D58CE8C222804.f01t02?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.... What is known, is that "conversion therapies" are not useful. It's not possible to modify a person's sense of self, just like it's not possible to modify a person's sexual orientation. Lastly, let's remember that slapping the word "science" on something does not make it correct. Everyone has a political agenda of some sort, and plenty of science has been used to justify homophobia and racism.