by Helen Louise Sterling | May 21, 2016 | FtM, FtM partners, Gender Nonconforming, LGBTQ, Top Surgery, Trans Men, Transgender partners, Transmasculine | 0 Comments
I had prepared myself for this, or so I thought. I knew after my first phone call with Drake that an FTM transition was a distinct possibility, and I was OK with that. More than OK. I wanted (and still do want) Drake to be fully expressed and feel congruently embodied...
by Drake Cameron Sterling | Apr 23, 2016 | FtM, LGBTQ, Top Surgery, Trans Men, Transgender, Transmen | 0 Comments
In the book I talk about an incident that happened while I was being prepped for my top surgery. The nurse who was going over my chart said to me, “You’re here for a double mastectomy and”—waving her hand over the paperwork—“all that other stuff.” I surprised...
by Drake Cameron Sterling | Apr 19, 2016 | Butch Clothing, Chest Masculinization Surgery, FtM, FtM Style, LGBTQ, Top Surgery, Trans Men, Transgender, Transgender Fashion, Transmen | 0 Comments
For years I just wanted to put on a shirt that fit. My breasts wouldn’t let me. I’ve been wearing boys’, then men’s, clothes for as long as I can remember. As my breasts grew I had to buy bigger and bigger men’s shirts to accommodate...
by Drake Cameron Sterling | Apr 19, 2016 | Chest Masculinization Surgery, FtM, LGBTQ, Top Surgery, Transgender | 0 Comments
You want top surgery. Maybe. But you’re over 50 so naturally doubts creep in. Am I too old? Shouldn’t I have done this ages ago? Maybe I waited too long and I can just admire the chests of those 20-something year olds who post all over the internet just to make me...
by Drake Cameron Sterling | Mar 13, 2016 | Chest Masculinization Surgery, FtM, LGBTQ, Top Surgery, Transgender | 0 Comments
Before your Big Surgery Day you’ll want to pick up a few things. You don’t *have* to have all these things, but they will make your life easier and more comfortable. If money’s tight, you don’t have to buy all of this—for example, you can pick up a...