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[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Ah, physically you mean. Yeah, I imagine it is a steep barrier to self-acceptance. I am extremely grateful that I encountered r/lgbdropthet and other resources before I went down that path, myself.

I have heard of people overcoming that barrier, though. I saw this article the other day about two lesbian women who transitioned and then detransitioned together; amazingly, they seem pretty accepting with the changes to their bodies, and seem to have moved on from it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51806011

[–]7874 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Well originally I meant mentally, but when you mentioned that they could be fixed, I also thought of the physical aspects.

It's not impossible, but it's definitely not easy either. Sounds like the women in the story didn't get SRS, which is good. It's hard to come back from that.

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Sounds like the women in the story didn't get SRS, which is good. It's hard to come back from that.

They both did, unfortunately-- double mastectomies, testosterone, everything but hysterectomies. It's a pretty wild read, would recommend it if you have the time.

[–]7874 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

SRS is genital surgery, including hysterectomy for women. I skimmed it but maybe I'll go back and read it in-depth.

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gotcha. I guess I just assumed that the term "SRS" included mastectomies, because it's impossible to alter one's sex, anyway, just sexual organs to some degree.

[–]7874 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah "sexual reassignment surgery" is focused on the sexual organs, somehow making them look more similar to the opposite is "reassignment" since it's all about cosmetics for these people. Inaccurate term, maybe I'll just call it "genital surgery" from now on.