Posted on 09/02/2018 6:01:26 PM PDT by EdnaMode
A TRANSGENDER woman has spoken of her joy at becoming the oldest person in Britain to have surgery.
Ruth Rose, 85, had a reassignment op four years ago after her doctor told her she could be considered for the full procedure.
She has defended the £4,000 cost of the surgery by sitting on an NHS advisory board and volunteering for charities that support old people.
Ruth told the BBC: It is only in the past 15 years that this has become acceptable. Before that people thought it was just for freaks.
Ruth had the surgery after living as a woman for several years.
She had been known as James Rose, an ex-RAF navigator, mechanical engineer and financial consultant.
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Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder. It would be better if the affected person pursue mental counseling rather than taking a non-reversing physical remedy that might not fulfill the fantasy they were seeking.
...shares HIS joy of PRETENDING to become a woman.
Apparently, insanity is contagious. Who knew?
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