Bottom surgery: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
imported>Sekhet m (Corrected spelling of internal link.) |
imported>Sekhet No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
{{Template:Surgeries}} | {{Template:Surgeries}} | ||
'''Bottom surgery''' is | '''Bottom surgery''', also called '''lower surgery''', is used in the [[transgender]] community to mean a variety of kinds of gender-validating [[surgery|surgeries]] and other procedures that can be done on the reproductive organs or genitals. This is as opposed to [[top surgery]], which is any kind of gender-validating done on the chest or breasts. | ||
Some nonbinary people call themselves [[transsexual]] and seek bottom surgery, | Some nonbinary people call themselves [[transsexual]] and seek bottom surgery, whereas other nonbinary prefer to avoid this word, or prefer not to have surgery. A person doesn't need to have or want bottom surgery in order to be nonbinary. This is true for [[transgender]] people of all kinds. Bottom surgery is an option that a person can take on their [[transition]] path only if they personally want or need it. | ||
==Bottom surgery and gender identity== | ==Bottom surgery and gender identity== | ||