Would you see a transgendered doctor?

[RobinMarie]

Well, I must ask. How many of you "No, Absolutely NOT" people even know if your current doctor or nurse or co worker isn't already transgendered and had the surgical changes done? For me, it is an issue of how well the medical treatments are done, not what gender the practioner is.

Also keep in mind that no matter the gender, your doctor may have graduated in the bottom of his or her class and passed his exams by the merest point. But for some of you, as long as it's a man or woman, not transgendered, that fact won't matter.

Amen!

 

[RobinMarie]

Bottom line here is I'm just not buying that. "Female soul in a male body" is nonsense

No, that's a judgement call.

 

[OKW Lover]

My friends doctor just had a sex change to make him into a woman.

Would you keep seeing her?

What if she were an ob-gyn?

Well, I guess that depends on what the process is that changes a him to a her. From what I know of it, nothing in that process involves reducing the person's knowledge and skill.

Unless, of course she decided to be a blond.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I changed my internist about 15 or so years ago, was going to him for about 20 at the time. He talked too much about his line of stereo speakers he was repping part-time, and not enough about my health concerns and questions. Plus his office staff was fixated on getting the bill paid, at the lack of anything else.

 

[VSL]

Can't imagine that it would bother me in the slightest.

 

[FreshTressa]

I changed my internist about 15 or so years ago, was going to him for about 20 at the time. He talked too much about his line of stereo speakers he was repping part-time, and not enough about my health concerns and questions. Plus his office staff was fixated on getting the bill paid, at the lack of anything else.

Hehe, yes...the stereo equipment conversation would definitely but me. How funny.

 

[disykat]

I just don't understand the way people think. People are upset that those of us who would choose to switch doctors if we became aware they were transgendered might be going to a doctor who is a closet sex offender, etc. What's your point? I would switch doctors if I became aware of any behavior on their side that was upsetting enough to me to make me uncomfortable. If I didn't know about it, I wouldn't know to switch.

I don't see how that argument changes anything - it simply doesn't make sense. Do you seriously not switch doctors if you are uncomfortable because they were a good doctor before they openly started practicing whatever is making you uncomfortable?

If you use that argument, it could come out that your doc is a child molester or something really abhorant to you - but you wouldn't switch because they were good before?

I'm not comparing transgendered people to child molesters. I'm comparing the notion of switching doctors if you are uncomfortable with their choices to not switching because they were good before you knew.

 

[nordkin]

I guess I'll take the flames....

I would not go to that doctor because I would not want to place my health care in the hands of someone so confused

I for one don't think they are confused. This is a major change and there is a lot of therapy involved before the process starts to insure the person is fully aware of what they are doing. In my opinion those whose choose to have this done is more intune with their feelings than the rest of us. My hat goes off to anyone going through this because it is a tough road.

By the way, it would not matter to me.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Since this does not happen overnight, I would decide based on how I felt my medical treatment was handled during the transition period. If the Dr. was the same then no problem, if my care seemed to come second then I would leave and leave before the Dr. had the operation.

 

[JoeEpcotRocks]

Bottom line here is I'm just not buying that. "Female soul in a male body" is nonsense

I'm not buying it either. It is, indeed, nonsense.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Okay, I haven't read every single reply yet, but I have seen where some people have said that (to paraphrase) if God made them that way, then that is the only way it should be and that it is wrong to change.

How do you know that this doctor isn't technically a hermaphrodite? He/She might have both male and female "parts". It is up to the parents and doctors to "decide" what gender this child is when it is born, not God. What if the parents and doctor made the wrong choice? How are they going to know when the child is just born and have to make a huge decision whether it is correct to go with female or male? And if a mistake is made, is it so wrong that the correct it later in life?

 

[LukenDC]

If I had a good rapport with the doctor before the surgery, it would not make any difference to me.

 

[VSL]

How do you know that this doctor isn't technically a hermaphrodite? He/She might have both male and female "parts". It is up to the parents and doctors to "decide" what gender this child is when it is born, not God. What if the parents and doctor made the wrong choice? How are they going to know when the child is just born and have to make a huge decision whether it is correct to go with female or male? And if a mistake is made, is it so wrong that the correct it later in life?

This is a good point.

 

[Stacerita]

If the physican in question was a good doctor and I felt comfortable with their bedside manner, then it probably wouldnt make a difference to me if they were transgendered.

 

[chobie]

About 1 in 2000 babies are born with intersex characteristics or some kind of gender anomoly. God did not just make boys and girls.

 

[SeattleRedBear]

I just don't understand the way people think. People are upset that those of us who would choose to switch doctors if we became aware they were transgendered might be going to a doctor who is a closet sex offender, etc. What's your point? I would switch doctors if I became aware of any behavior on their side that was upsetting enough to me to make me uncomfortable. If I didn't know about it, I wouldn't know to switch.

I agree with you completely. Any reason that you are not comfortable with a physician is a reason to change. That trust has to be there in order for the doctor/patient relationship to work. Many people who responded said they wouldn't have a problem with it, some have said they would and some have said they might (sorry, no rocket science here).

I think one of the reasons this thread took the direction it did was because some responses were along the lines of "I wouldn't want to see a transgendered doctor because a transgender is A, B & C" (I can go back and find the words if it's important but I remember 'confused' for sure). At this point, a lot of people get riled up because an entire class of people is pigeon-holed into having the same set of stereotypical characteristics (that's like me saying I don't want to have a soccer mom as my doctor because we all know that soccer moms care more about their kids more than they do about their jobs).

Then GOD gets brought into the picture and all heck breaks loose.

If you want to change your doctor because you find out he/she is transgendered, great! You have every right to. Personally, I think it's a stupid reason but, of course, you have every right to.

But when someone says, I would change doctors because transgenders are A, B & C, you better be prepared to be challenged:

• Do you know any transgenders?
• Have you read anything about transgenders?
• Have you seen anything on TV about transgenders?
• Does the bible say anything about transgenders?

And when you claim to know what God's views are on a particular subject, then you can just expect to get challenged, period.

And if that this point, someone says "Well, it's common sense that transgenders are A, B & C," I'll tell you it's also common sense that women aren't good firefighters because they don't have the muscle for it or that it's common sense that women get paid less because, really, they spend less time on the job because of their kids.

Yes, I'm ranting but the point is that a lot of "common sense" is based on unfounded stereotypes and a lot of discussion on these lists is also based on unfounded stereotypes OR unthinking, blind faith.

OK, I'm finished for now. And just so I'm CLEAR, I don't believe the bits about women not being good firefighters and soccer moms not being good doctors. I'm just saying those are other examples of stereotypes (taken to the extreme) that don't hold up in light of day.

 

[AnaheimGirl]

Bottom line here is I'm just not buying that. "Female soul in a male body" is nonsense

How do you know it's nonsense? Because you haven't experienced it? The only people who are qualified to tell us whether "female soul in a male body" is nonsense or not are those that have felt this way.

That's kind of like me saying that because I don't like it, I don't buy that anyone likes to eat steak. It's nonsense.

 

[Holly]

I love my doctor and would still see her if she made the change to a man.

 

[Mercy]

Well, I would not go to a transgender doctor. I do not believe that the gender we are given at birth is a mistake.

Since it is my own money that will be going to this doctor (or even MY insurance money), I would not choose for my money to go to this person to fund their change. I'm sorry, but it goes against my beliefs. I am funny about where I spend my money. I don't care how good a doctor he/she was before the change, it would just make me too uncomfortable to continue going to them. But that is my choice, and I'm sorry if others think that is not a good enough reason.

 

[Freyja]

...And when you claim to know what God's views are on a particular subject, then you can just expect to get challenged, period.

So true!