"A former RAF navigator has become the oldest person in Britain to have sex change surgery – at the age of 81.

The NHS op for Ruth Rose, once a man named James, drew criticism because of her age. But she said: “I always knew I was in the wrong body.”

Ruth has only one regret about her sex change – she ­wishes she had bigger boobs.

But the oldest Briton to have gender ­realignment surgery is otherwise delighted with life as a woman.

After longing to be female since the age of nine, Ruth finally achieved her wish this summer – in an operation on the NHS which is bound to spark controversy.

She used to be James, a divorced father of three and grandfather of four.

But she started living as Ruth four years ago and then began having female hormone therapy.

The final stage of her transformation – removal of the male sex organs – took place in July.

Ruth is aware that she will ­attract ­criticism. But she insisted: “You get people who can’t keep slim or who smoke and have all the related health issues – but the NHS will still treat them.

“They would operate on someone who had a great bulge on their cheek. It might not be malignant, but it could cause ­embarrassment. Well, a transgender ­operation is similar to that.”

Charity worker Ruth smiled as she said in a candid interview with the Sunday People: “I’m now fully equipped."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-s...e-james-4423119



Well, it was here or "Weird and Wacky". Difficult call.

She may be "fully equipped", but I'm betting the equipment stays in the packing crate.