When you know someone who's undergone sex-reassignment surgery, the possibility of regret may feel like the proverbial elephant in the room. But what is the prevalence of regret, and why does regret occur?
Joy, Regret, and the ultimate outcome of being post-op
After sixteen months of contentious discussion and debate, in October 1996 the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta voted to sustain my ordination, making me the first mainline Protestant minister to undergo a gender transition and retain ordination.
Gender does not exist in isolation, but lives in interconnectedness and interdependence. My experience of gender, as I have been transitioning, is that it cannot be explained using words.
Laura Jacobs talks about Judaism, gender and transition.