$1 million in medical expenses, and loss of home, car, career and marriage. All this, and yet I cannot sue the surgeon responsible—in part because there is no structured, tested or widely accepted baseline for transgender health care.Read that again: There is no structured, tested, or widely accepted baseline for transgender health care.
Not for 42-year-olds, and not for the many minors embarking on medical transition in record numbers. It is not transphobic or discriminatory to discuss this—we as a society need to fully understand what we are encouraging our children to do to their bodies.Throughout transition, I second-guessed my decisions, but each counseling session and doctor's appointment amounted to one more push convincing me I.