A Little Trans History
it wasn't so much for the medical requirements, but rather your sexual orientation and how well you could assimilate into society. Trans women had to be sexually attracted to men, and, well, trans men didn't exist.
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it wasn't so much for the medical requirements, but rather your sexual orientation and how well you could assimilate into society.
Trans women had to be sexually attracted to men, and, well, trans men didn't exist.
Eventually, they changed the rules to drop the sexual orientation and assimilation requirements (though many other roadblocks to transition still remain).
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it wasn't so much for the medical requirements, but rather your sexual orientation and how well you could assimilate into society. Trans women had to be sexually attracted to men, and, well, trans men didn't exist. Eventually, they changed the rules to drop the sexual orientation and assimilation requirements (though many other roadblocks to transition still remain).
What to take from it
Us old-timers groan when we hear that because it was a gatekeeper.
Details worth keeping
We would say we were attracted to men, but we dated women. Around that time, conservatives started using us as scapegoats... I remember "Save our Children." But this is different.
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