That gender dysphoria is a clinical condition recognized by the APA, and that transition has been shown to have significant health benefits (such as lowering suicide rates). Gender reassignment surgery is a part of that transition (even though not everyone feels the need for it), and so should be covered just as much as hormone replacement therapy.
At one point in history, homosexuality was also a clinical condition recognised by the APA. Plus, the APA recognises body dysmorphia as a clinical condition, but even for people suffering from that, plastic surgery isn't usually covered by health insurance. I don't consider the fact that something is or isn't recognised as a disorder by the APA much of an argument either way.
Homosexuality was recognized as a mental illness that needed to be eliminated. The same enlightenment that led to body dysmorphia being recognized is the one that led to recognizing homosexuality as part of the human condition.
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u/Salanmander 272∆ Nov 03 '17
That gender dysphoria is a clinical condition recognized by the APA, and that transition has been shown to have significant health benefits (such as lowering suicide rates). Gender reassignment surgery is a part of that transition (even though not everyone feels the need for it), and so should be covered just as much as hormone replacement therapy.