Lavin M
J Med Ethics. 1987 Jun;13(2):86-91. doi: 10.1136/jme.13.2.86.
The paper considers and rejects two arguments against the performance of sexual reassignment surgery. First, it is argued that the operation is not mutilating, but functionally enabling. Second, it is argued that the operation is not objectionably deceptive, since, if there is such a thing as our 'real sex', we do not know (ordinarily) what it is. The paper is also intended to shed light on what our sexual identity is and on what matters in sexual relations.
该论文探讨并驳斥了两个反对进行性别重置手术的论点。其一，有人认为该手术并非致残性的，而是具有功能恢复性。其二，有人认为该手术并非存在令人反感的欺骗性，因为倘若存在所谓的“真实性别”，我们（通常）并不知晓其究竟是什么。该论文还旨在阐明我们的性别认同是什么以及性关系中重要的是什么。
