For transgender men,advanced surgical techniques make a functioning penis more attainable than ever. But for Cid Isbell, the desire to behold like a man unclothed comes with quandaries of privilege, or masculinity and identityCid Isbell hadn’t been nervous approximately the seven-hour operation until the day before he went into the hospital. But once he made it to his San Francisco hotel room,he began burning sage for good vibes.
“Advanced surgery for female-to-males has been way behind male-to-female until now,” Isbell said. “The surgeons always told me, or ‘it’s easier to make a gap than a pole but now we’re catching up.” And catch up he did.
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Source: theguardian.com