I was born male, but about a year ago I started living full-time as a woman and taking hormone blockers. I'm wondering if being transgender is going to adversely affect my chances of being a police officer. I'm too far into my transition to go military. I'm going to major in spanish, get fluent in that, and minor in criminal justice. No OUIs or criminal record. I know the law says the department can't discriminate against me, but I'd like an honest, practical assessment of my chances. I'll work hard and do whatever it takes as long as I have a shot.
Trust me.... that holds no weight coming from you. In fact, I now literally notice LESS gravity in this thread after you posted that....
OK pretentious dbag comment, your way better me because you've been a memeber longer. Just because im a new member im still a grown man and a 3x combat vet and purple heart recipient ill say whatever i want.
I approved the above post......you guys/gals can thank me later. To the OP, this is a completely serious, sincere reply.....I have a Master's degree in Forensic & Counseling Psychology, and did a major research project into the psychology of transgender. The major obstacle you face is that Gender Identity Disorder (GID) is a recognized mental disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR, and having a recognized mental disorder will flag you for employment with any law enforcement agency that I'm aware of. It's the same as if you were diagnosed with Schizophrenia, which is a guaranteed dump job when applying to be a police officer. The double-edged sword is that you can't be approved for sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) unless you've been diagnosed with GID and live in your desired gender for at least a year under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional. The good news is that once you have SRS, you will no longer have GID, which will make you eligible to be a police officer.
eh, its late don't judge me too much... How its a mental disorder, so it flags you, however if you get the SRS after being diagnosed with GID then you no longer have GID...
It's a mental disorder because it's classified as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, and is classified as such in the DSM-IV-TR; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_disorder You no longer have GID once you have SRS because you're then in your desired gender, so there is no gender confusion.
Wasn't there someone several years ago on one of the talk shows who was a man who had the surgery to become a woman and wanted to become a man again? It's not something I would have watched, so I only have a vague recollection of seeing an ad for the show. Does anyone else remember hearing this story?
"I was born male, but..........." then I went to the third floor and.......? This phenomenon has been known to happen to a few. .
There is a book called Return to Michael, which is the story of a man who underwent SRS in a Caribbean country that doesn't have the required one-year waiting list that the U.S. does. He/she lived as a female for a few years, then went through another SRS to go back to being a male. To me, that validated the one-year waiting period/living in the other gender requirement that we now have. Not sure if that's the same person you referred.
