Bengal ex-Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's daughter opts for sex-change op
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's daughter, Suchetana Bhattacharya, has decided to undergo sex-change surgery and is taking legal advice. She said she identified herself as a man and would now want to be one physically as well.
Suchetana Bhattacharya, the daughter of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, has decided to undergo a sex-change operation and become 'Suchetan'. She has started taking legal advice and contacted psychiatrists for all the necessary certificates for the procedure.
Suchetana, who recently attended an LGBTQ workshop, said she identified herself as a man and would want to be one physically as well.
Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Suchetana said, “My parental identity or family identity is not a big deal. I am doing this as part of my LGBTQ movement. I want to stop the social harassment I face every day as a trans-man."
"I am an adult. I am now 41. As a result, I can take all decisions related to my life myself. I am taking this decision in the same way. Please don't drag my parents into this. Whoever considers himself a man mentally, is also a man, just as I consider myself male mentally. I want it to be physical now,” she said.
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Suchetana assumes that her father will support this decision as he has been aware of it since her childhood.
“I have taken this decision. I will fight. I have that courage. I don't care who says what. I am ready to answer everyone's questions,” Suchetana said.
Suchetana also appealed to the media to not distort this news.
“This is the one and only decision of mine. I will appeal to everyone not to distort this news. This is my own struggle. I want to fight this alone. It is better late than never. I have had this orientation since my childhood. Many people supported this, and many were heckled. Mentally, I am a trans-man, and physically, I want to be the same.”
She also asked the LGBTQ community to be bold. “I will ask everyone to be bold. Maybe there will be some controversy over my name and my parents. But I will repeatedly say, please understand. Everyone needs to.”
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