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I hate it, too. House has so many problematic moments, and that is pretty high on the list. I did see a YouTube video where the urologist was like, "that's not acceptable" and she talked about the condition in more modern terms.

What age were you when you started Estradiol? Do you remember other medications from when you were younger?

I remember touring a historic London landmark...there was a small building, maybe an old armory? I got too close to it, being nosy, and the guard. They gave this AMAZING, short shout, like, YAH, and immediately snapped into formation with the bayonet. Very effective!!

Disclaimer: not a practicing psychiatrist. Tl;Dr, being trans/feeling like your gender doesn't match your biological sex is NOT a mental issue by itself. The mental issue is "unease" with the difference, called gender dysphoria.

Gender dysphoria, feeling "unease because of a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity" is the mental issue. Gender affirming care, such as the surgery out OP, original poster, describes, can and very often does, HELP with this issue.

Source/more reading here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/#:~:text=Gender%20dysphoria%20is%20a%20term,harmful%20impact%20on%20daily%20life.

Also, please note that the "gender variance," feeling like your biological sex doesn't match your gender identity, is NOT a mental issue. The DSM 5, a well-known psychiatric diagnostic manual, has replaced previous material about this topic with the term gender dysphoria. Imo the previous classification of being trans/nonbinary as an issue by itself was harmful, as was the classification of "homosexuality" as a mental problem.

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/cultural-competency/education/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-patients/gender-dysphoria-diagnosis

Anecdotally, I have multiple friends who identify as trans, nonbinary, or other genderqueer identities. One friend, who transitioned from female at birth to masculine, did choose to undergo top surgery and hormone therapy. He is very happy, in fact, happier than living as a woman, which he always felt uneasy about. That unease can be considered gender dysphoria.

Similar story with a friend who transitioned from male at birth to feminine. She is so happy. Both friends have reported gender euphoria, feeling HAPPY that they are living their lives in a body that largely matches how they feel inside.

Edited to update to transmasc, etc.

Many other friends express their gender identity with clothing choices and using different pronouns. I even hear some people prefer no pronouns at all. Tbh the most grief I have heard them express about it is when people automatically assume their gender.

Laverne Cox, who is trans and was in Orange is the New Black, famously said "Misgendering and deadnaming is an act of violence." Deadnaming is when, let's say a trans/enby person chooses a new name. And someone uses the old name on purpose.

Great article here: https://hellogiggles.com/news/laverne-cox-twitter-essay-misgendering-deadnaming-trans-people-violence/

Lovely, eight-minute video here:

Edited to add link https://youtu.be/-3ZzpTxjgRw