When the court denied a young girl of having a sex change, questions were raised whether this was the right decision or not, for the family, and for the girl. To have a sex change takes a great deal of strength and courage, to change from the way you were born, to who you really think you are meant to be.
I think that somebody who wants a sex change goes through something we will never understand. Imagine feeling like you are a stranger in your own body, that you don’t fit in anywhere because of the way you look, and always feeling like you are meant to be somebody completely different. You are never yourself. Constantly excluded. And if you were able to have the chance to change into the person you really are, wouldn’t you take the chance?
There is the question though, when are you old enough to make the right decision on something as big as this, that will change your whole life? I don’t think anybody can have the answer to this for one particular person, because everybody’s different, and his or her mature levels and developments are different. I don’t believe that society, or just one man has the right to determine the decision for this person though. As a human being, we are responsible for our own decisions therefore I believe that at a reasonable age, say over 15, should be able to make their own decision on having a sex change.
At this age, teenagers are at the start of what is a long and weary adolescence, and things such as schoolwork, friends and bullying can become a worry for some. On top of all of this and more, imagine the feelings of not wanting to be the person you were born? Wanting to change your gender but knowing everyone at school with think you’re a freak, but if you don’t you will be stuck in a lie? Not saying that this would be an easy problem to solve, there are so many components in which can be debated about the consequences and outcome of the decision, but I believe one would be to respect the right of the individuals and let them decide.
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