Transman is really pleased doctors mistake her for a man. When she is nearly killed because doctors think she's a man is all their fault.

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[–]cynical_americano 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

fine. this is what they wanted. we shouldn't have to reinvent the wheel to treat these freaks. i don't hate them, but they are, by definition, freaks of nature. he gets all the privileges of a male now, which means having to wait for those results to qualify him as eligible. i don't see the problem tbh. if they treated him as a female he would've had a heart attack from "can't even"ing anyways. it is an interesting anecdote though. i hadn't considered this side of the impact of gender-reassignment.

[–]jet199[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This isn't just a matter for individuals though.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/20/pregnant-transgender-mans-baby-died-because-nurse-didnt-realize-he-was-in-labor-9613972/

And most people want single sex wards so it effects us all.

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

I can't believe the last paragraph of this article

She continued: ‘Medical training should include exposure to transgender patients. A lot of doctors who are practicing didn’t have that in their training.’

The conclusion should have been that IDs need to keep refering to actual sex or babies will be stillborn and women won't get the kidney they need.