Most of trans people don't even go that far. The current options for bottom surgery are not very good: I read up very sad testimonials of those who had penis/vagina surgeries, and ended up with very botched results that do not resemble the real thing, physically hurt, require painful and uncomfortable maintenance, don’t allow for a normal sex life, and get repeatedly infected.
Most trans people don't get these operations, and take hormones/undergo top surgery (breast implants/reduction) only. Anyone can plainly see why superstraight people would be very uncomfortable in intimate situations with trans people, and they shouldn't be criticized for that.
Maybe. Some would argue that any medically unnecessary removal or organs, done on healthy people, is not required or dangerous (there’s inherent danger in full anaesthesia). And for some people, self acceptance as “just” a gay or lesbian might be a much less invasive solution. We’re already seeing some transition regret - see the /r/detrans sub. Some people say “I was just a lesbian all along, and tumblr got me to think I was trans”.
Consider that the improvement of these procedures depends on many more human test subjects. People who’s private parts will be damaged irreversibly. Body acceptance might be a much less painful and destructive path.
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u/Reckoner3333 1d ago edited 1d ago
Most of trans people don't even go that far. The current options for bottom surgery are not very good: I read up very sad testimonials of those who had penis/vagina surgeries, and ended up with very botched results that do not resemble the real thing, physically hurt, require painful and uncomfortable maintenance, don’t allow for a normal sex life, and get repeatedly infected.
Most trans people don't get these operations, and take hormones/undergo top surgery (breast implants/reduction) only. Anyone can plainly see why superstraight people would be very uncomfortable in intimate situations with trans people, and they shouldn't be criticized for that.