The case of John, whose parents decided to raise him as a girl after a circumcision injury, is presented in your text. Despite hormone replacement therapy and his parents’ efforts to raise him as a girl, John never felt like a girl. This case shows
that __________.
A) environmental efforts alone cannot overcome biology.
B) sex reassignment surgery is not an appropriate intervention for gender dysphoria.
C) environmental factors influence a person’s decision to accept a new sexual identity.
D) the biosociological theory of gender dysphoria is incorrect.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.