Calling Bradley Manning a She---Educate me DU.

[nadinbrzezinski]

164. I have been a patient advocate to a transgender

Gent, who has not gone through the corrective surgery...it's the cost stupid.

So the first thing to realize is that her brain is telling her he is a she. Because of this, the medical system, not just an American hing, does not want to treat them equally. And it extends to all areas of life.

It might be difficult to make the adjustment, but as far as the person is concerned they are women, so treat them as such.

I also treated trans men, who were the most feminine people you'd ever meet. My partner was shocked, since he was not willing to go that far. I treated them as women, but of course for official run reports I needed their legal names. No issue getting them. They were very grateful somebody actually got it.

What I had an issue with was the General Hospital treating them. It was at the height of the aids epidemic. So we had a good...fruitful discussion with the medical director on basic human rights, and in this case the Mexican Constitution which has medical access as a basic right.

Why did we transport them to begin with? They were beaten and they needed sutures because they were men in heels and skirts. I wish I was making that up. Even the cop taking a report had problems with the whole idea.