Gender change has always fascinated me, its where one gender's characterictics are replaced with another 
That sounds very interesting. I've never heard of it before. Is that like a gender change?
yes, transgener right in the Us have always very complicated and they very by jurisdiction  
I know I've been hearing a lot about new laws lately. Are they helping the groups usually>
i do not know the specifics but do know that gender reassignment now has been more restricted, but id sometimes needed for people who are intersex
I always thought it was becoming easier to go through with the surgeries. Not harder.
well globally there are only two genders recognized so even if you go through the surgeries it is hard to be socially accepted as another gender
If you just want to become the opposite gender it shouldn't be too hard. I know I've heard Canada has something like 13 legally regonized genders.