I suspect that whenever the ID shift is made, there's a jarring risk of humiliation - either in being exposed as having ID which does not match biology, or appearing to be cross-dressing.
TG stuff, to me, is pretty much heartbreaking from start to finish - the legal system in general isn't the most sympathetic, and lacks the ability to treat individuals as individuals.
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Date: 2007-08-19 12:03 pm (UTC)TG stuff, to me, is pretty much heartbreaking from start to finish - the legal system in general isn't the most sympathetic, and lacks the ability to treat individuals as individuals.