gourimoko
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Once they transition to what they believe is their proper gender do they feel better?
The vast majority do.. But the psychological aspects of this are massively complex, and "transitioning" is more than just sex-change, it starts with just living as the desired gender... And the degree to which a person finds acceptance in both their familial life as well as within society plays a huge role in their own ability to cope.
Imagine being an enormous burly man who also believes deep down that you're meant to be female. Living convincingly (particularly to oneself) as a woman might be utterly impossible. Couple that with coming from an Evangelical conservative family that isn't necessarily tolerant, or.. simply bigoted -- or having a job with folks who aren't either.
Hell, what if the person is married with children?
All of these things can lead a person to a state of mental disorder called gender dysphoria disorder.
I know that they have higher suicide rates than the population as a whole, but that could be due to a number of factors including the way they're treated by society.
It's wholly due to that... Being transgendered does not entail being suicidal; it just comes from being rejected -- even by the self.
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