Interview with Scott Newgent. "I am a 47-year-old transgender man. I was 41 when I began the process to transition from a woman to a man, and it has begun to concern me greatly that kids as young as my three children are now being encouraged to transition."

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[–]fuckingsealions 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Wow! I haven't seen this interview. Following in Twitter now, thanks.

[–]fijupanda[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

no prob. you're welcome. cheers

[–]OrangeFirefly 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"I have a transgender friend in London who began to transition in ‘83. She’s now in her early 60s, disabled, is unable to walk, living in unrelenting pain. Her quality of life is not good, pain levels off the map. She had surgery on her spine in ‘76 to treat an abscess, but over the years she has developed Degenerative Disc Disease, a separate issue that has been accelerating at an alarming rate. Her physicians think that it may be due to the transition all those years ago. She was 26 years old when her life changed, & at 62 she is a physical wreck."

Why are we putting CHILDREN on this path?!

[–]Veneficca 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Unfortunately, when the letters LGBT are involved, people are quick to lend ‘support’ without investigating the facts, and that, quite frankly, is dangerous.

That's it right there. And I completely agree with the theory about companies using social media to market this poison to children.

[–]Terfenclaw 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A great, heartfelt, and sobering interview. These sorts of stories should be out there more.

[–]kr66t 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It kills me when people ridicule those who point this out. There is nothing funny about it; it is experimental. For 17 months, I couldn't get a urologist to help me. Every time, it was the inevitable, "Sorry, Mr. Newgent, I don't feel comfortable taking you on as a patient, the phalloplasty, and for that matter, all transgender health, is experimental. Could you go back to the original surgeon?"

This is so heartbreaking.

[–]StupidHappyPancakes 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I hear this all the time. Patients become desperate to get surgery as soon as possible, for the lowest price, and with the least amount of gatekeeping, so many trans people who get SRS are left with not only horrible, lifelong side effects but also suddenly can't get their surgeon to take their calls. And even if things get so bad that the patient just decides to go to the ER, what's the chance that anyone on staff is equipped to handle the medical emergency properly?

[–]MyPrblms 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Good read, thanks.

[–]fijupanda[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

you're welcome.

[–]womenopausal 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So painful, and so honest.

[–]salty-tomorrow 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

great read, thanks for sharing

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This should be the kind of article you should see in mass media. It’s a public service.

[–]StupidHappyPancakes 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Six inches of her urethra filled with hair? YEEOOWCH!