One of the most controversial of these is a rule (peculiar to Taiwan) requiring parental approval, which has prompted many transsexuals to have operations overseas. Another key bone of contention is the practice of performing the operations only on people under the age of 40.
其中最受爭議的是需父母同意的獨門規定，常使得變性慾者前往國外進行手術，而四十歲以下的年齡上限也頗受爭議。