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I walked back to the office. There to my surprise, I found the Newmans as well as Mommy and Daddy. I paused in the doorway and both Mr. Newman and Daddy came over and led me to a sofa where they sat me between them. Mrs. Newman and Mother smiled reassuringly at me and this made me feel a bit more confident.

No one spoke as we waited. Both my fathers held my hands and from time to time, they would give me a squeeze. My mind was in a whirl and I could feel tears close to filming my eyes.

Dr. Jim came in and sat down at his desk and looked at us all, one by one.

"All right. I'll cooperate. However, it isn't that simple. A young man is being prepared upstairs for surgery. It appears that he is a hermaph- rodite in that he has a complete set of male organs that have been hidden beneath a fold of skin. The recent self-administered hormones have caused these organs to grow and lose their dormancy. This is the cause of the tremendous pain he has suffered in the past hours. He wants the operation if Barbara approves. Just a moment. He will be a complete male except that he will be sterile. Now as to this young lady. Quite frankly, I do not conceive her attempting to live as a male. Her appearance would cause her nothing but ridicule and scorn in the community if she were to dress or try to dress as a man. Stopping the female hormone treatment would not entirely remove the feminine body characteristics. I propose to remove the feminine body characteristics. I propose to remove what evidence there is of her previous sex. This will be a difficult operation and a very painful one. However, the results of the two operations will give you parents normal children. The birth certificates will not have to be changes as only irregularities in the sex of your respective children will merely be corrected. Mr. and Mrs. Newman, you son will have normal sexual organs. Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson, your daughter will have the vagina of a normal woman but she will not be able to bear children. However, if Martin and Barbara get married as Martin tells me, they will be able to have normal sex re- lations and live as they were obviously meant to. Now, you parents have given your approval for these drastic measures so Barbara, the decision is up to you. Remember, you are deciding Martin's life, you are deciding your life, and actually, you are holding the happiness of six people in your hands. I will use all of my knowledge and experience to help you and Martin, both now at this crucial moment and in the future, regardless of what your decision may be."

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