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[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Sounds like the women in the story didn't get SRS, which is good. It's hard to come back from that.

They both did, unfortunately-- double mastectomies, testosterone, everything but hysterectomies. It's a pretty wild read, would recommend it if you have the time.

[–]7874 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

SRS is genital surgery, including hysterectomy for women. I skimmed it but maybe I'll go back and read it in-depth.

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gotcha. I guess I just assumed that the term "SRS" included mastectomies, because it's impossible to alter one's sex, anyway, just sexual organs to some degree.

[–]7874 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah "sexual reassignment surgery" is focused on the sexual organs, somehow making them look more similar to the opposite is "reassignment" since it's all about cosmetics for these people. Inaccurate term, maybe I'll just call it "genital surgery" from now on.