Ethicist warns about harms from new transgender Adam’s apple surgery

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[–]Femaleisnthateful 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

“Mendelsohn said many transgender people fear going about the activities of daily life due to the threat of being ‘clocked,’ or being identified as a trans person by others, against their wishes,” the university stated.

“When we live in fear, that’s really no life at all,” the UCLA surgeon stated. “With this original approach, we have the opportunity to surgically treat fear, and that’s an incredibly rewarding aspect of the work we do.”

Yeah how terribly oppressive to be seen as just another straight white man.

Besides, judging by the number of AGPs who seem to be coming out of the woodwork in my city, they aren't living in fear. I saw a jacked dude in a string bikini buying beer. Didn't look like he was afraid of being clocked. These men get off on being seen.

Anyway, this article is light on details about this particular surgery. Samantha Lux did a video essay on his complications from his tracheal shave, and they were greatly disturbing. He now has chronic pain and disability. Don't fuck with functional parts of your body for funsies, folx.

[–]LyingSpirit472 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

He now has chronic pain and disability.

In defense, though, the Venn diagram of "people getting cosmetic gender-affirming surgeries" and "people who are LOOKING for a reason to claim chronic pain and disability and will make one up if they have to" is a circle.

[–]LtGreenCo 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

transgender people fear going about the activities of daily life due to the threat of being ‘clocked,’

Yeah that's a common fear held by people living a lie. Good news is that fear goes away if you stop trying to deceive people.

[–]Haylstorm 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That goes for so many of these surgeries. Hell I remember Remilia from the league of legends scene years ago having really botched surgery. Quote from an article on it: "entire pelvic area riddled with with permanent numbness and intense nerve damage."

That's no way to live.