#trans surgery

Lied and said he was non-verbal

Lied and said he was incapable of communication

Lied and said he had not gotten the surgery of his own accord

Lied and said his "guardians decided [he] was trans"

Got MGT to call a procedure done on a consenting adult "criminal" just because he had cerebral palsy

Mass reported his video and his account, which he ran, until facebook terminated his account for "child exploitation" despite it being his account, him being an adult, and him not being exploited

Ableism and transphobia are inseperable. Just like ableism was used to prop up bigotry throughout history, now it is being used to deny transgender people bodily autonomy the same way it is used to deny disabled people bodily autonomy. It's not a coincidence that so much of the rights transphobic rhetoric is focused on labelling us as "mentally ill". They don't think any disabled people, let alone mentally ill people should have independence or liberation.

Full disclosure, I don’t have all my stuff in yet, but I’m working on it!

It’s bizarre how many flaming hoops that trans people need to jump through to get medical care in America.  Like, I totally get that there’s a need to make sure the patient is capable of making these decisions and are aware of the risks involved, but beyond that, the amount of “are you surrrrreeeeeeeeeeeee???????” we need to go through is silly.

Like, I’m not sure how many people wake up one day and on a whim think to themselves, “You know what I should do today?  A major surgery that I never thought about until this very moment.”

According to the horrific political ads that swayed the hateful and ignorant of the USA, doctors are just giving out trans surgeries on the street corners, forcing them on people, even.

As someone who is desperately trying to get this type of medical care, I can confidently say that no, doctors are not lining up to force Americans to be trans.

If you believe that, or voted for people who were spreading those lies even if you didn’t believe them, I don’t know what to say other than the following…

So, for the sake of awareness, here is a very brief rundown of what sex/gender reassignment surgeries exist:

Vaginoplasty: The (re)construction of a vaginal canal. The depth and width of the canal is semi-customizable, and depends on what tissue you decide to use for its creation.

Vulvoplasty: The (re)construction of the outer vulva (labia, clitoris, etc.) When this is done on a penis, the patient can choose whether or not they wish to place the labia atop/above/below the scrotum, or to turn the scrotum itself into labia.

Phallus-Preserving Vaginoplasty/PPV: A vaginoplasty on someone who has a penis or clitorophallus, which preserves the phallus while creating a vagina beneath it. Can also become a phallus preserving vulvoplasty, if labia and a clitoris are crafted beneath the phallus.

Metoidioplasty: The release of a clitoris that has been enlarged by androgens (clitoromegaly), either from HRT or from an intersex variation. The ligaments that hold the clitoris down are cut, allowing it to point upwards when erect. If this is done without any other alterations to the genitals, it is known as a Simple-Release Metoidioplasty. If other alterations are desired, the person can choose to create a scrotum (and choose if they desire testicular implants), can choose to have the vagina removed (if one is present), and can choose to move the urethra to the tip of the phallus (unless the individual already had clitoris-placed epispadias.)

Phalloplasty: The (re)construction of a penis. When done to someone with a pre-existing phallus, the person can choose whether or not they want the phallus buried within the newly crafted penis (leaving the person with only one phallus), or if they want to create the penis separately above the pre-existing phallus (leaving the person with two phalluses.) If they have a vagina, they may choose to preserve the vagina (Vagina-Preserving Phalloplasty/VPP), or have it removed. A person can choose whether or not they want their newly crafted penis to have glans, a scrotum (with or without testicular implants), or the urethra moved to the tip.

Nullification: The removal of the genitals, leaving a mostly-smooth space behind. A person can choose to keep the pleasure nerves and have them buried beneath the skin, or have them removed. If they have a pre-existing vagina, they may choose whether or not they wish to remove it.

Penectomy/Clitoroidectomy: The removal of a phallus.

Labiaplasty: The creation, removal, or reshaping of the labia.

Circumcision/Hoodectomy: The removal of the foreskin/clitoral hood.

Dorsal Slit/Ventril Slit: The creation of a slit within the foreskin.

Urethroplasty: The (re)construction of the urethra, possibly moving it to a new location.

Perineal Urethrostomy: The opening of a urethra on the perineum. This procedure can be essential to the preservation of the genital nerves for people with certain intersex variations, such as some cases of urethral agenesis or urethral hypoplasia.

Phallus Splitting: The splitting of a phallus (typically a penis) in half. This could be the entire phallus split in half (creating two separate penises), or just the glans.

Genital Beading: The insertion of beads within the shaft of a phallus, or within the labia. These beads could be of any shape (circular, square, stars, etc).

Hysterectomy/Uterectomy: The removal of part or all of the uterus.

Uteroplasty/Hysteroplasty/Metroplasty: The merging of two halves of a uterus/two uteruses, done to those who have bicornuate uterus, septate uterus, or uterus didelphys (septate type, bicornuate type, and complete type.)

Cervical (Re)construction: The (re)construction of a cervix, often done due to cervical damage or for intersex people who have cervical agenesis, cervical hypoplasia, or cervical duplication.

Trachelectomy: The removal of part or all of the cervix.

Prostatectomy: The removal of part or all of the prostate.

Gonadectomy: The removal of a gonad (ovary, testicle, ovoteste.) Oophorectomy refers to the removal of an ovary, and Orchiectomy refers to the removal of a teste.

Orchiopexy: A procedure to move the teste/ovoteste into the genital area of an intersex person with cryptorchidism.

Vastectomy: A procedure to snip the vas deferens, in order to halt fertility. This procedure may or may not be reversible.

Tubal Ligation: A procedure to tie or snip the fallopian tubes, in order to halt fertility. This procedure may or may not be reversible.

Salpingectomy: A procedure to remove a fallopian tube.

Mastectomy: The removal of a breast.

Breast Reduction: The removal of some breast tissue, reducing its size.

Nipple Reduction: The removal of some of the nipple, reducing its size.

Nipple Excision: The removal of a nipple.

Areola Reduction: The removal of some of the areola, reducing it's size.

Nipple (Re)construction: The (re)construction of the nipple.

Mammaplasty: The creation or reshaping of the breast. Breast Augmentation is a subset of this, describing a procedure done to increase the size of breasts. Mastopexy/Breast Lift is a subset of this, describing the lift of saggy breasts.

Tracheal Shave: The shaving of the Adam's apple, reducing its size.

Feminizing Laryngoplasty: The shaving of the vocal chords, increasing the pitch of the voice, as well as potentially reducing the size of the Adam's apple.

7th August…

he, apparently, had some “associates” referred to him by jeffery epstein himself. i got a friend who crossed him off her list of potential surgeons due to this.

i think he mostly does surgery for transfems, so your trans masc following is in the clear, but my sisters and siblings should know stuff like this about their potential surgeons.

tldr: dr jess ting did surgeries on victims of epstein island. i’m sorry if anyone wanted him as a surgeon.