Heart-rending stories of people hurting themselves or even committing suicide are seen time and again in the medical records of transsexuality over the last 100 years. Among patients who underwent sex change operations at Veterans General Hospital, over 80 % attempted suicide in the years before their operations. It's a figure that shows the agonies and frustrations of transsexuals.
關於這樣自殘、甚至自殺的血淚故事，在近一世紀的變性慾醫學記錄上斑斑可見，而到榮總做變性手術的患者，有百分之八十表示，在手術前的人生路上，都有過自殺經驗，可知變性慾者內外煎熬的苦痛。