Sex change

Zoxsasi

How does the Coptic church view sex changes? I understand that homosexuality is a sin, but what about gender alignment? This is where a man feels he is trapped inside the wrong body.

Personally it makes no sense.

Is it a sin to change your gender? Or is it a sin to change your gender and keep the previous gender?

How should we treat people in our community or work who have had gender realignment??

mabsoota

we are not allowed to 'change' our gender.

if someone already had the op, we should accept him / her in the preferred gender.

those people don't need to reverse the op.

Zoxsasi

But is it a sin to change gender??

Jojo_Hanna

@mabsoota where did you get such facts (just out of curiosity)?

minatasgeel

Yes it is a sin. Gender is a fact of life. The parents of a child do not get to choose the gender, despite possible ways we may get to now. That is a God-given aspect and that is why it's a fact of life. You change that, you are then changing a fact and a truth that is intended by God. 

Zoxsasi

My question is how do you answer someone who feels they need a sex change??

minatasgeel

the answer is right there in the question: "feels"...it's all about feelings and emotions. Those are not facts in life. those are subjective and change from one person to the other. But the body doesn't.