Jane Finch

Jane Finch is a woman who needed psych approval in order to have her penis removed.

History
Jane was at the practice to have a psych consult before having her penis removed as part of her transition. The consult went well, but Sheldon noticed scars from a past suicide attempt and they talked about that. After the consult, Sheldon had reservations and asked to continue seeing Jane before authorizing her surgery, feeling that she was rehearsed and was hiding something.

Jane came back in and asked Charlotte what she needed to do. Charlotte advised her to stop pretending she wasn't lonely. Jane said that the one time she stopped pretending was when she attempted suicide. She said that the loneliness was the result of not being able to be herself. Charlotte told Jane to tell Sheldon that.

In her next session with Sheldon, they talked about what Jane expected to feel after her surgery. She also talked about her father kicking her out when he caught her trying on her mother's bra and a man beating her up after finding out she was transgender. Sheldon said he wanted to hear about all of it and he wouldn't okay her surgery yet.

Jane went to Charlotte and said she'd keep doing her work, but Charlotte became concerned about Jane because of some things she said.

Charlotte later got a call from Jane and went to her with Sheldon. When they got to her, they discovered that she was bleeding seriously. She'd cut her own penis off. They got her to the hospital where they were able to save her life.

When she woke up after surgery, she apologized to Charlotte and Sheldon offered that she could still feel better. He agreed to keep seeing her.

Familial
Her father kicked her out when he caught her trying on her mother's bras.

Notes and Trivia

 * She told her parents she was a girl when she was nine.
 * She attempted suicide at the age of 19.