Thread by @ErinInTheMorn

I am 1 year post-op today! There's been lots of anti-trans misinfo in hearings, so let me clear the record trans vaginas by talking about my own:

I am not "mutilated," it is not an "open wound," and it is fully sensate, despite the best wishes of anti-trans folks.

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Yes, I dilate. At this point one year out it can best be described as "whenever I feel like it," but mostly once every 4-7 days. It doesn't even register as an inconvenience.

It can do nearly all the things cis vaginas can do. It gets wet. I have no problem peeing .

It is not "constantly trying to seal itself." People who went to my surgeon have at some point not dilated for a month. There's nothing to "seal" because it's all skin (and membrane, as there are histological changes within the post op vagina).

I have had sex, and it is quite enjoyable. I am capable of orgasm. Again, despite the best wishes of anti-trans witnesses.

I can wear my clothing without ever worrying about a bulge or about anything "giving me away." Locker rooms and bathrooms are not scary for me anymore.

I don't remember what my old equipment was like.

It is NOT "amputation." I did not "get it cut off." Much of the source material was used in the creation of my vagina.

Interestingly, some of the people that had problems referring to me as a woman who knew me from before were suddenly able to after my surgery. I know I am not the only trans person who has had this experience after speaking with others who had surgery.

Nothing has alleviated my dysphoria more than bottom surgery. I do not feel like I have to combat my body to live and exist as the woman I am.

It has changed my life so much for the better. I don't even remember what my old equipment was like.

I realize I did not mention aesthetics so let me mention that - I find it extremely beautiful on me. I have see other vaginas, trans and cis, and with the right surgeon, you cannot tell the difference aesthetically. I feel that way about my own.

This is a lifesaving surgery.

Also because people will ask:

Dr. Christine McGinn, New Hope Pennsylvania, was my surgeon. I chose her because she's a leader in the field with the lowest complication rates and very high levels of satisfaction from prior patients and good aesthetic results.

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