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Should getting a sex change be legal?

Should getting a sex change be legal?

  • Yes, it should be legal

    Votes: 75 87.2%
  • No, it should be illegal

    Votes: 10 11.6%
  • I don't know

    Votes: 1 1.2%

  • Total voters
    86
I didn't read the entire thread, so I don't know if anyone brought up this point, but...

There is no such thing as a sex chromosome change. What we call a sex change is nothing but hormone therapy and cosmetic surgery. Those should be legal, but since it does not change biological sex it shouldn't change legal sex.

-- Can a man who undergoes a change to female, be allowed to compete as a women in sports? (Now play/compete in womens golf, tennis, swimming, etc).

No, because sports organizations use a scientific definition of sex, while the government uses "gender" which has no biological basis. This is why a "male" can get pregnant. The government's definition of sex doesn't make sense in any way that matters.
 
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Of course it should be legal if the person is a competent adult and they don't expect anyone else to be forced to pay for it

my best friend in HS sent me an email a few years ago. It said Dear ____ I am changing my name and my gender. She was worried it would upset some of her friends. I sent her a reply noting she was my friend (admittedly it had been many years since we had seen each other-I went east coast for college, she went west coast and stayed there) when she was a guy and nothing would change.

I figure if someone does this they have to have some good reasons-especially in their late 30s after having two daughters as a father.
 
People, PEOPLE! Why the freaking **** shall a sex change be legal?

There is absolutely no reasonable argument in favor of it... Its not natural like some claim homosexuality is, its not reasonable, and until recently was not possible.

Are you people out of your minds? You really think a sex change should be legal? WHY???????????????? :confused::confused::confused:
Our soldiers fought for freedom, right? why should it be legal to eat until you weigh a metric ton? why should it be legal to watch violence on television? why should it be legal to smoke in public places where others can smell? why should it be legal to drink? why shuold it be legal to invade other countries? why should political prostitution be legal?
the last two SHOULD be ILLEGAL because they are going into someone elses business, but sex change is PERSONAL BUSINESS
 
i don't see any problem with it, it harms no-one else and they pay for it, so let 'em
 
I adopt the standard Libertarian viewpoint on this: What someone does to pursue happiness in their life only becomes a problem if they are infringing on another individual's rights.

Morally, I could care less. It's their body and it's not my place to enact restrictions to actions they can perform on their own body.

But they do not perform it on their own body. Doctors do, and doctors have far more important things to focus on in my opinion than cutting of peoples genitalia. Nor should it be legal to do so, doctors should not be permitted to do so, there is no sane argument in favour of allowing them to do so either.

If the freaks want to get rid of their genitalia, they better cut it the **** of them self, or let some sleezy underground tatto/piercing place do it for them. Then lets see who wants to make a sex change.
 
Our soldiers fought for freedom, right? why should it be legal to eat until you weigh a metric ton?

I dont know if it should. In my opinion it should be legal, if you understand the consequences of eating yourself to such weight. And such understanding can only be possible through a comprehensive science of diet and physical movement and exercise that should be part of elementary school and carry equal weight with things such as mathematics. Until then, I think our governments should completely regulate the food industry and educate the population, and let them eat themselves to death if they still can and will.

why should it be legal to watch violence on television?

Watching something on TV is incomparable to cutting your genitalia off.

why should it be legal to smoke in public places where others can smell?

It shouldnt be legal to smoke anywhere except on private property where it should be legal to anything that doesnt victimize other people without their concent.
Cigarettes should only be sold in pharmacies on prescription, and cigarette smokers should be considered "sick".

why should it be legal to drink?

It has always been a big part of society. I have no reason to support it really, and I have no good arguments against it, because I do know the consequences of banning it. I do believe the best would be to follow the policy as above and not allow drinking in public places but let people do whatever they want in the TOTAL privacy on their own private propety. Public drunkeness is a HUGE problem.

why shuold it be legal to invade other countries?

It shouldnt without it being for extreme circumstance which have to be a seperate discussion.

why should political prostitution be legal?

It shouldnt. Democracy at its current place is a huge problem. Political corruption and the political process anno 2010 is the biggest problem the west is facing. We have to reform our politics and the way its conducted, we have to competely rethink it and make such corruption impossible by political nature.

the last two SHOULD be ILLEGAL because they are going into someone elses business, but sex change is PERSONAL BUSINESS

No, a doctor changes someone sex. If they want to do it themself, sure it could be legal. But it should not be legal for a medical professional to perform a sex change operation.

Changing ones sex is the most unnatural and unnecessary thing of todays insane and sick society.
 
Right, because if there's one thing we all love, it's Big Brother making decisions about our private lives, right?

Doctors abide by strict laws anyways, and ethical limits, making your argumentation completely irrelevant since "big brother" is already strictly regulation the medical profession.
 
Doctors abide by strict laws anyways, and ethical limits, making your argumentation completely irrelevant since "big brother" is already strictly regulation the medical profession.

Indeed, but all the regulations make sense for health and safety reasons.

You want to make something illegal simply because you don't like it.
 
Indeed, but all the regulations make sense for health and safety reasons.

You want to make something illegal simply because you don't like it.

No, it should be illegal because it makes no sense to do it(a sex change that is). There is absolutely no good reason to do it.
 
No, it should be illegal because it makes no sense to do it(a sex change that is). There is absolutely no good reason to do it.

:rofl

Ah, I see the difference! :spin:

I suggest then that since you see no good reason to do it that you never have it done to yourself, OK? :2wave:
 
No, it should be illegal because it makes no sense to do it(a sex change that is). There is absolutely no good reason to do it.

No sense TO YOU. Your opinion is not relevant unless you can substantiate it with some facts and information... or it is nothing but your opinion. You would also run into the problem of then making illegal all non-necessary procedures, like many plastic surgeries.

And of course it should be legal. There is no good reason to NOT do it if someone wants it. See? I can do that too.
 
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No sense TO YOU. Your opinion is not relevant unless you can substantiate it with some facts and information... or it is nothing but your opinion. You would also run into the problem of then making illegal all non-necessary procedures, like many plastic surgeries.

And of course it should be legal. There is no good reason to NOT do it if someone wants it. See? I can do that too.
I don't understand all this sex change stuff, but I agree it shouldn't be illegal to have it done.
 
No sense TO YOU. Your opinion is not relevant unless you can substantiate it with some facts and information... or it is nothing but your opinion. You would also run into the problem of then making illegal all non-necessary procedures, like many plastic surgeries.

And of course it should be legal. There is no good reason to NOT do it if someone wants it. See? I can do that too.

I wouldn't make it illegal, but there are good reasons not to do it. A significant percentage of people who undergo sex reassignment surgery regret it afterwards. This is partly because they do not receive adequate counseling beforehand. But the real reason is that, while some men want to be female, no one wants to be a trans-woman. It is not the same as being female. It is nothing but cosmetic surgery that mutilates your body into looking less male. And in a lot of cases it significantly impairs sexual function. Some people even end up trying to switch back. When a person with body dysmorphic disorder wants to chop off their own leg, we generally don't let them. But for some reason both doctors and society are afraid to say no to transsexuals.
 
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No, it should be illegal because it makes no sense to do it(a sex change that is). There is absolutely no good reason to do it.

There's absolutely no good reason for me to get a boob job and increase my size to a EE. But it's still legal.

There's also absolutely no good reason for me to stick my finger up my nose right now, but it's still legal.

Additionally, just because YOU are incapable of coming up with a good reason for YOU to do it, doesn't mean that there isn't a good reason for another to do it.
 
My goodness, I just had a disturbing thought. Evidently, about 90% of what I do should be illegal!

Oops, make that 91. I just did something else.
 
My goodness, I just had a disturbing thought. Evidently, about 90% of what I do should be illegal!

Oops, make that 91. I just did something else.
A sex change is no less harmful than marijuana use, gambling, prostitution, gay marriage, or driving without a seat belt. I wish this was the standard we used.
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
No, it should be illegal because it makes no sense to do it
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Sounds like someone has repressed feelings and is probably trying to convince himself more than others.

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Who cares???
Our nation has a list of 100 more important things to fix.
One of which is antique laws, laws driven by hatred and fear and ignorance.These must go, on all levels of government.
Our lawmakers must get to work or be replaced by those willing to work.
 
Sounds like someone has repressed feelings and is probably trying to convince himself more than others.

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Nope.
But why do you think it should be legal? What possible logical reason is there for allowing a sex change?

Why should a doctor be allowed to change someones sex, and for what intention? Should those patients not be sent to psyciatric treatment instead?

How would you react if your friend told you that he would chop his penis of tomorrow? Would you think he was sane?
 
Doctors abide by strict laws anyways, and ethical limits, making your argumentation completely irrelevant since "big brother" is already strictly regulation the medical profession.
well, it's already legal, so i guess this is a moot point.
 
There's absolutely no good reason for me to get a boob job and increase my size to a EE. But it's still legal.

Yes there is, it looks great and attracts men. Thats good reason. Sex change is not a cosmetical operation.

There's also absolutely no good reason for me to stick my finger up my nose right now, but it's still legal.

There is if you want to pick your nose clean. Doesnt always resolve itself just by blowing.

Additionally, just because YOU are incapable of coming up with a good reason for YOU to do it, doesn't mean that there isn't a good reason for another to do it.

So, give me a couple of good reasons in favour of allowing people to change their sex, without a psychological evaluation, without a mandatory thinking period, without proper warnings and so fourth.
 
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