So where is the line drawn? What I can I do to or with, my body, before I require a mental evaluation?
Can I get a boob job? Or do I need someone's approval?
What about a GG who wants bigger breasts, because she feels they would complete her self image? Should she be required to be evaluated? What if, the only reason she wants bigger boobs, is because her husband is always ogling big busted women?
As I said, I am of two minds on this. Certainly, we don't want people lining up for SRS on a whim, but what exact criteria are we looking at here? Does a dysphoric individual have to say "I'd rather be dead than live like this any longer"? That would surely be a down tick as "suicidal tendencies", yeah?
And, with all the furor in the US about hetero shop owners refusing services to gays, what if your "gatekeeper" has strong religious convictions regarding the "weirdos" who want to undo Gods work? You could be denied your fulfillment, simply because someone else has "moral" reservations.
In the US, we have civil servants refusing marriage licenses to same sex couples; elected officials stating that gays should be "killed out", and a rise in violence against LGBT citizens. Are you going to tell me that ALL medical personnel are free from religious and/or organic homo/transphobia?
Basically, what I am getting from this discussion is that: I could live my life, 24/7 as a woman, with ID's to match, with no problem. BUT, once I decide to turn my "outie" into an "innie", I need psychiatric approval and guidance.
Does no one see a dichotomy in this?