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On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
If someone has already had the surgery, has transitioned, the likelihood of gender dysphoria drops dramatically.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier argues that surgery reduces gender dysphoria, supporting transgender individuals' right to serve.

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