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Jackie Speier: “If someone has already had the surgery, has transitioned, the likelihood of gender dysphoria drops dramatically.”

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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