See this man above? He looks like he's in an aspirin commercial. He's not.
Imagine being 11 or 12 and confused about who you are or what you are. You cut yourself, you become depressed, you become suicidal because you don't fit in with the stereotype of who you're supposed to be. You tell your parents who out of desperation Google gender disorder and up pops this guy, Dr. Norman Spack, one of the few doctors in the world who deal with gender identity issues in children. He could be a life saver or someone playing around with things he shouldn't, depending on your point of view.
Spack has began the Gender Management Service Clinic at Children's Hospital Boston that specializes in children who want to change their bodies to fit their idea of who they are, namely using drugs to postpone puberty until the child decides which sex they want to be. Sound odd? It's true. Read more here.
4/29/2008
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