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In a move that could only be thought up by some damned government, Swedish health authorities have sparked controversy with their decision to supply free prosthetic penises that are not fully functional to transsexual men. Female to male transsexuals will be allowed prosthetic penises fitted by a plastic surgeon at no cost, but the prosthetic penises being offered by health authorities cannot be used to urinate and cannot become erect.

Ottar, a monthly magazine published by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, said the prosthetics will be available to women seeking to undergo a sex change operation starting Jan. 1, 2009. This move was designed to promote equality due to the publicly funded wigs, breast implants and hair removal operations available for transexual women.

Sexologist Cecilia Dhejne said: “It’s pretty strange to approve prosthetics that can’t get erect because that is, after all, what penises do – get erections. It would be appropriate to pay for those as well.”

Health authorities said they cannot offer free fully-functional prosthetic penises because of regulations that bar them from using taxpayer money for products or procedures aimed that are considered sexual aids.

The move has been made to correct a transsexual gender bias in Sweden, as male to female transsexuals have long been able to get free breast implants, wigs and hair removal operations.

Health authorities say their decision on the flaccid penises is justified as there is a law preventing using taxpayer’s money for products or procedures considered to be sexual aids. – Bang

It appears that once more the transgender community is still being seen as having some sort of disability and ‘handicapped’ people are still not expected to have a sex life.

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