Would anyone consider Trans medication and procedures elective? I can understand if an inmate comes in and needs cancer drugs or something like that.
But trying to turn yourself into the opposite sex is sort of elective and a choice of the inmate, right?
#6 | Posted by subliberal
And none of that happens without extensive counseling, Psych workups, physical exams, Labs, ... Depending on which way the patient's going, OB/GYN, Urology, General Surgery for mastectomies and Plastics for reconstruction/implants are going to be involved, too.
Nobody just walks in and says "I'm feeling tranny, today.".
Human sexuality is not just an either/or proposition. Waaay more complex.
I spent 25 years as a Surgical RN in a bunch of different settings and I can say, for sure, that being the guy that drops another guy's sad, skinned little former johnson into the medical waste is an uncomfortable and very thought provoking moment. It doesn't happen without a bunch of thought going into it, usually accompanied by years of distress on the patient's part. I got over being judgemental about that crap long ago. Abusing people with physical differences that you haven't taken the time to understand is always going to be low class.
Imagine with me, that you were a Camp Lejeune Marine drafted into the Marines during the Vietnam War, and there were some. You went through Marine Infantry training at Lejeune, and then was sent to try and survive being in the infantry for 13 months during that war. You did survive, though today you have multiple problems with your health and perhaps your head.
And you find out that in all the chaos you might get help for your health problems, but only if the fascist running the government is allowed to rein at the head of a fascist Congress.
You remember what you were told you were fighting for in Vietnam.
You vote Blue, just because.
Your cynicism is all you have left.
(I wasn't drafted, but did serve in the Marines in Vietnam, and met men who were drafted).