And since when did sexual reassignment become a civil rights issue?

He underwent sexual reassignment in his youth and as a result his relationship with his mother was a complicated one.

This began in the 1950's, when surgeons who felt helpless when they encountered intersex children thought they were helping them with sexual reassignment.

Meek, whimpering Veronica is waiting anxiously for permission to have the surgery that will complete her sexual reassignment.

Hers was the first widely publicized sexual reassignment case in Europe, where she was a national celebrity and a renowned club singer.

In reality, she was actually a transsexual undergoing sexual reassignment to become female.

If someone decides that sexual reassignment violates faith, then this feeling may guide their decisions.

But hijras, unlike Western transsexuals, maintain that their castrations are not carried out in pursuit of sexual reassignment.