Exploring Transsexualism

Download or read book Exploring Transsexualism written by Colette Chiland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is psychotherapeutic treatment powerless in the case of transsexualism? This intriguing volume by a French psychoanalyst with extensive experience of working with transsexuals is a useful addition to the debate on transsexualism and the definitions of sex and gender. Transsexuals feel that the opposite sex to their biological sex is their true identity - their true body and self. The idea of "hormonal and surgical sex reassignment" appeals to them; it would biologically put right what they already know to be right and true in their minds. The author discusses the problems of "reassigning" one s sex and argues that surgery alone cannot fix the situation.