Classic case of chasing symptoms instead of getting down to the root-cause.
MENTAL ILLNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most if not all transitions are down right awful, you have a homely unattractive man who is now a homely unattractive women how is this solving anything, do they really think they will be transformed into Marilyn Monroe?
They are very unhappy for some reason. They think becoming another person, and how much more other can you get, will make them happy and at peace with themselves.
Nearly all the "women to men" that I know of have been raped, usually as children.
Their logic is that "men do not get raped" so being a man will make them safe.
The "women to men" are also sometimes rape victims but they see it as "it is ok for men to want to have sex with women. In fact men will court women for sex rather then forcing it on them. If I was a women then my rapist would have been nice to me rather then brutal."
And then there are the "mommy/daddy wanted a son/daughter if I change to what they want then they will be happy and love me".
Then there are the "attention whores" LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!
But it all comes down to changing yourself in order to be loved and safe.
Sad.
Absolutely. The guy who invented the procedure also recommended that it be discontinued on that very basis.