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In this March 11, 2014 photo, Harisu, South Korea’s most famous transsexual entertainer, poses for a photo during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. Harisu, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun's best known patient, said in an interview that the pain she felt after her 1995 male-to-female surgery “was like a hammer hitting your genitals.” But days later, when she left the hospital, she felt reborn, comparing her transformation to the Disney film “The Little Mermaid,” where a mermaid gives up her fish tail in exchange for human legs and eventual happiness. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in South Korea, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this March 11, 2014 photo, Harisu, South Korea’s most famous transsexual entertainer, listens to questions during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. Harisu, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun's best known patient, said in an interview that the pain she felt after her 1995 male-to-female surgery “was like a hammer hitting your genitals.” But days later, when she left the hospital, she felt reborn, comparing her transformation to the Disney film “The Little Mermaid,” where a mermaid gives up her fish tail in exchange for human legs and eventual happiness. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in South Korea, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun wears a mask before entering the operating room at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, South Korea. Dr. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in the country, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. As Dr. Kim begins what will be 11 hours of surgery meant to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist nun, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the “father of South Korean transgender people” once wrestled with similar feelings. “I’ve decided to defy God’s will,” Kim said in an interview before the nun’s recent successful surgery to become a man. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun, center, operates a sex change surgery at the operating room at Dong-A University Dr. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in the country, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. As Dr. Kim begins what will be 11 hours of surgery meant to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist nun, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the “father of South Korean transgender people” once wrestled with similar feelings. “I’ve decided to defy God’s will,” Kim said in an interview before the nun’s recent successful surgery to become a man. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Jarvis Dortch, Esq., program manager and staff attorney for the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program says his staff is working by phone and in person to help state residents apply for coverage through a federally run health insurance website Monday, March 31, 2014 in Jackson, Miss. Dortch says federal figures show roughly 32,000 Mississippi residents had enrolled in coverage through mid-March. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
