Trannydad, Colorado

Last night, Puppy and I stumbled upon the end of an episode of a series called Sex Change Hospital. Intrigued, we wondered whether it was a hospital where, no matter what a patient's ailment, they all receive sex changes. Could you imagine walking into a hospital with a broken arm and leaving a member of the opposite gender? Yes, that would make very good television.

This series, on the Women's Entertainment network, isn't quite as mean-spirited. Instead, the series is described thusly:

Based in Trinidad, Colorado, this six-part series follows patients as they arrive in this Old West mining town—dubbed the 'Sex Change Capital of the World'—to see Dr. Marci Bowers, formerly Mark Bowers, who'll provide them with the ultimate life-changing operation. From retired grandfathers to construction workers, businessman to office managers, each shares their unique story of how they came to terms with their sexuality.

It was sort of alarming to watch Dr. Marci Bowers joke as she re-assigned the gender of the episode's hero, a bounty hunter in his mid-50s who became a lady named Malinda. More alarming still, was the image of Malinda every time she appeared on the television. Graceful, she ain't.

Since we only caught the last 15 minutes, we didn't learn much about Malinda's backstory, but we gleaned that she has a lesbian life partner who ostensibly is also the result of gender reassignment and that they retired as bounty hunters to become gold miners. I have a feeling I'm adding another show to my DVR!