"Controversial Texas Gender Clinic's Experimental Surgeries Raise Concerns"
The Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in Texas has been performing unconventional genital surgeries, including giving patients a penis and vagina or completely removing their sex organs, leading to criticism from experts who describe the procedures as dangerous. The center's director, Dr. Curtis Crane, has been involved in at least eight lawsuits from 2017 to 2019 in California, with former patients alleging incorrect and unnecessary surgeries. The surgeries, which cost between $10,000 and $70,000, have sparked debate among LGBTQ groups and opponents about the benefits and risks of gender-affirming treatment.