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* Averted in ''[[CSI]]'' in one episode, where they investigate the death of a woman and discover that she is a transwoman in the midst of transitioning to female, and has not yet had any genital surgery. |
* Averted in ''[[CSI]]'' in one episode, where they investigate the death of a woman and discover that she is a transwoman in the midst of transitioning to female, and has not yet had any genital surgery. |
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* The sitcom ''[[Soap]]'' had almost the perfect example of this trope. In an early story arc, Jodie ([[Billy Crystal]]) decides to have a sex change to please his boyfriend. Despite no real life experience (aside from a bit of crossdressing), no hormonal therapy, no psych evaluation, still looking like what he is (a man), he gets admitted to a hospital to have his outie turned into an innie, and they're apparently quite willing to do it. {{spoiler|Of course, he does not go through with it}}. |
* The sitcom ''[[Soap]]'' had almost the perfect example of this trope. In an early story arc, Jodie ([[Billy Crystal]]) decides to have a sex change to please his boyfriend. Despite no real life experience (aside from a bit of crossdressing), no hormonal therapy, no psych evaluation, still looking like what he is (a man), he gets admitted to a hospital to have his outie turned into an innie, and they're apparently quite willing to do it. {{spoiler|Of course, he does not go through with it}}. |
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* In the "Nobody's Perfect" episode of ''[[Karen Sisco]]'', Karen hunts fugitive Louis DiNardo. Eventually, it turns out that Louis has had surgery to become "Lois". The timeline is a little vague, but certainly not enough time has elapsed for the requirements of ethical SRS medical treatment. While easy, the surgery is also thorough (Lois specifically mentions that she no longer has a penis, and that she "doesn't miss it"), and quite successful. While Louis is played by a male actor, Lois is played by Alexandra Billings, an [[Attractive Bent Gender]] female actress -- albeit one who [[ |
* In the "Nobody's Perfect" episode of ''[[Karen Sisco]]'', Karen hunts fugitive Louis DiNardo. Eventually, it turns out that Louis has had surgery to become "Lois". The timeline is a little vague, but certainly not enough time has elapsed for the requirements of ethical SRS medical treatment. While easy, the surgery is also thorough (Lois specifically mentions that she no longer has a penis, and that she "doesn't miss it"), and quite successful. While Louis is played by a male actor, Lois is played by Alexandra Billings, an [[Attractive Bent Gender]] female actress -- albeit one who [[Transsexualism|once was a male]] herself. |
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* ''[[Degrassi]]'' has set themselves up to sidestep this whole part of the issue by putting Adam in [[Teen Genius|Grade 11 at age fifteen]], meaning he's on schedule to graduate from [[High School]] and therefore the show before he turns 18 and can begin physical transitioning. They do have a history of [[Retcon|retcons]] to keep popular characters around longer, however... |
* ''[[Degrassi]]'' has set themselves up to sidestep this whole part of the issue by putting Adam in [[Teen Genius|Grade 11 at age fifteen]], meaning he's on schedule to graduate from [[High School]] and therefore the show before he turns 18 and can begin physical transitioning. They do have a history of [[Retcon|retcons]] to keep popular characters around longer, however... |
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** ...and they've done it! Adam was retconned into a sophomore in the second half of Season 10. That was fast. |
** ...and they've done it! Adam was retconned into a sophomore in the second half of Season 10. That was fast. |
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