Posted on 02/13/2015 5:49:34 AM PST by Sam's Army
Concord pediatrician Hal Levin has notified patients he is “going through a gender transition” and, after taking some time off, he will return to work March 23 as Dr. Laura Levin.
In a letter dated Feb. 4, Levin, who has worked at Piedmont Pediatrics for 20 years, said the change will mean he can “begin living my life more authentically as Laura Levin, a transgender woman.”
Carolinas HealthCare System, which owns the Concord practice, also sent letters to patients explaining the change and expressing support for Levin, the group’s medical director.
“We can assure you that Dr. Levin will continue to practice medicine in a way that supports Carolinas HealthCare System’s mission and core values…(The system) promotes an environment where differences are valued and integrated into our workforce. Our culture of inclusion and respect allows us to achieve our goals and deliver the best possible experience to the patients and communities we serve.”
Through a Carolinas HealthCare spokesman, Levin declined the Observer’s request for an interview.
In his letter, Levin explained that “a transgender or transsexual person is a normal, healthy person whose gender identity does not match their physical gender… I want to assure you that the only thing changing about me is my appearance.”
“When I return to the practice in March, I hope you will see that I am the same person at my core that I have always been – a physician who cares deeply about patients, who provides compassionate, excellent care, and who is committed to patients’ well-being and health. Being a woman does not define me. It just happens to be a part of who I am that will now be visible to everyone else.”
Levin will be available over the next three weeks to meet with his patients’ parents and guardians who have questions. “I know this may be difficult to accept, and you may be concerned with how to talk to your children about this transition,” he wrote. “I understand those feelings; please be assured that I am prepared to help with them.”
To schedule a visit: 704-355-8363.
And what a great public service the local paper does here! They provide the pediatrician’s phone number for scheduling a visit. All you parents that want to show how “open minded” you are can now take you child to Dr Hal/Laura Levin!
How trendy
Any parent who continues to take their kids to a person who is as obviously screwed up as this, should have their own heads examined.
Changing your sex. America’s “next big thing”.
Me-thinks he'll be taking off more than just time...
It’s impossible to “change” from male to female. It can’t be done.
...only with much larger breasts..
Correct.
The science is pretty much settled on that issue.
And if I had a child as a patient of this mentally-disturbed doctor (refraining from using the description nut job) I would request my child's records and go find a sane pediatrician.
Can i tell my office that I need time off to become Asian?
Can you imagine subjecting your child to this weirdo with his mental problems? That would be the last my child would see of him/her/it. It’s sickening having to explain these freaks to the next generation.
Mrs. Garrison: Hello doctor, looks like I need an abortion. [sits on the chair and puts his feet on the stirrups]
Doctor: ...an abortion?
Mrs. Garrison: Yeah, I’ve got one growing inside me. Now, are you gonna scramble its brains or just vacuum it out? [a nurse arrives and her jaw drops] ...If you want you can just scramble it and I’ll queef it out myself.
Doctor: Mmister Garrison-
Mrs. Garrison: [correcting him] Mrs. Garrison.
Doctor: Mmrs. Garrison, you can’t have an abortion.
Mrs. Garrison: Don’t you tell me what I can and can’t do with my body! [gets up, goes to the nurse, and hugs her] A woman has a right to choose!
Doctor: No, I mean you’re physically unable to have an abortion, because you can’t get pregnant.
Mrs. Garrison: But I missed my period.
Doctor: You can’t have periods either. [Mrs. Garrison looks surprised] You had a sex change, Mr. Garrison, but you don’t have ovaries or a womb. You don’t produce eggs.
Mrs. Garrison: [sits down] You mean, I’ll never know what it feels like to have a baby growing inside me and then scramble its brains and vacuum it out?
Doctor: N-that’s right.
Mrs. Garrison: But I paid five thousand dollars to be a woman. This would mean I I’m not really a woman. Ih, I’m just a... a I’m just a guy with a mutilated penis!
Doctor: Basically, yes.
Mrs. Garrison: ...Oh boy, do I feel like a jackass.
Corrected headline:
Concord pediatrician changing from male to mutilated
“In his letter, Levin explained that “a transgender or transsexual person is a normal, healthy person whose gender identity does not match their physical gender… I want to assure you that the only thing changing about me is my appearance.”
Sorry, thank you for playing.
“I know this may be difficult to accept, and you may be concerned with how to talk to your children about this transition,” he wrote. “I understand those feelings; please be assured that I am prepared to help with them.”
My children would not require any help with this. They would never set foot in it’s office again.
Just another queer trying to make himself look the part, sick bastard that he is.
Just another queer trying to make himself look the part, sick bastard that he is.
Our pets are neutered. It doesn’t make their gender change any more than “sex reassignment surgery” (aka neutering) makes a change in a person’s gender. The only difference is the addition of non-working cosmetic parts after the neutering.
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