I can't imagine that this is a "choice". If so, who would make such a choice?? It's torture, you're often thought of as a "freak", so it's got to be a horrible way to live. However, there are people who are so convinced that they were born in the wrong body that they must consider surgery, it's not an easy surgery to get approved. There are all sorts of psychology tests and therapy that a patient must go through long before a procedure is approved. Also, there are years of hormone treatment that come before any surgery. I feel tremendous compassion for such a young boy.

Sonny and Cher's daughter was raised by two heterosexuals before deciding to undergo such surgery. I don't think the sexual preference of the parents has any impact on these decisions. If anything, though, perhaps being gay and having lived with bias may make them more capable of understanding and helping their child.