How long til the wanna-be TG's become an epidemic?

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am sure the clinics do there best to make sure those cases are very few.

Sadly, this is not always the case. While the excessive and highly stereotype-driven gatekeeping of the past was a problem, the informed-consent model of treatment has opened a number of very problematic doors, and plenty of people are walking through.

I agree Shelley, but the male privilege is used by doctors in justifying "it might be regretted" to make us wait years - one size does not fit all, and there needs to be a place/way to allow some to progress faster than doubtfuls.

How is that male privilege? I believe firmly in the existence of male privilege, but I fail to see how it applies here, unless you believe that FtM transsexuals get preferential treatment (they don't).