rushsite (imported) wrote: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:30 pm Unless there are medical reasons such as cancer or accident / injury I believe before a person voluntarily accepts being castrates he should live as a full man for as long as he can tolerate that situation .... this includes breeding, marrying a women and other wise functioning as a man .... when he reaches the age of 45 or so (depending on the person) he can have his balls removed...and I believe that process should be an easy one unlike today.

And if a person cannot produce sperm for breeding, cannot properly consumate a marriage, does not grow a beard, etc., is not mature enough to be desireable for women to want to date them, then does this person need to wait until 45 years old and be forced to take testosterone in order to grow a beard and a few other superficialities just so that they can finally be able to remove those small useless testicles that could never mature???

We need to consider that there really IS a "third" gender category that are neither technically full men nor women either. Most cultures in the world have understood this much.

I recently went to a PFLAG meeting where several transgendered young people told of their journeys along with there parents.

In the urban areas some kids started the transition before Puberty.

They were fortunate to have enlightened parents that got them the counseling and professional help young enough that they weren't subject to puberty that they didnt want. They went through the puberty they did want. The two teenage girls were shapely and good looking, and. Confident in themselves.

The one teenage boy was very well muscled. His dad acted proud of his new work out buddy.

The one kid from a small rural town was there with his mom.

He had gone through puberty as a boy. His mother was afraid for his safety.

The other parents of transsexuals agreed that it was a life long decission, but to force him through puberty as a boy gave him a lifelong bone structure that would make his transition much more difficult.

I'm glad to see that some parents realize the consequences of not acting in their child's behalf when It's needed, loving and being attentive enough to recognize problems.