transsexuality
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Also known as gender identify disorder, transsexuality raises difficult questions for Christians. The law has changed, with the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. What is a Christian view?
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Transsexuals and consultations -
The Government debate on transsexual regulations has now been delayed due to technical drafting problems. The debate will be scheduled for the New Year. For more information on this ongoing discussion see The Christian Institute...
Ethical Enigma 14 (nucleus - winter 2006)
Response to enigma 14: A male patient tells you that he feels like 'a woman trapped in a man's body'. He wants to be referred for gender reassignment surgery. How would you respond? Would you refer? - We could easily be caught off-guard by this request due to its infrequency. Transsexuals have...
CMF calls for compassion and honesty in treatment of transsexuals (13/4/2004)
CMF has today called for compassion and honesty in the treatment of transsexual people, in an article published for its summer edition of CMF Files. In an in-depth look at 'Gender Identity Disorder', Prof Andrew Sims, former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a member of CMF, encourages Christian medical professionals to affirm...Read Full Release...
how i'd handle it! - Mistaken gender identity (triple helix - spring 2004)
James Tomlinson and Kevin Vaughan explain how they would tackle this complex situation - 'I want a sex change.' John, a homosexual man in his forties, feels bad about himself.You have been treating his depression for nine months with antidepressants.Today he is armed with documentation outlining...
Are Transsexuals Born That Way? (triple helix - autumn 2000)
Most transsexuals believe that their longing for sex-change is biologically determined. However there is no real evidence for a biological basis for transsexuality in terms of measurable differences in genes, brain microstructure or physiology. Like homosexuality, transsexuality appears to be the...