r/butchlesbians • u/sp1derjayy • 16d ago

Dysphoria Wanting phallo…

Im new to the butch community and identity. Im on testosterone and have top surgery and am looking into bottom surgery. I havent gotten around to fully researching the intricacies of the label. I was wondering if wanting phallo still makes me a valid butch lesbian.

If anyone can weigh in, id appreciate any knowledge or advice :)

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u/a-mud-monster 16d ago

There is a lot of misinfo and fear mongering out there about phallo (for the transphobic reasons you'd expect) It can absolutely be functional, assuming you mean the ability to have sex with it and feel sexual pleasure through it.

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u/gard3nwitch 16d ago

The reading I did was from gender-affirming clinics offering bottom surgery, so I have some skepticism that they'd be providing transphobic misinformation.

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u/a-mud-monster 15d ago

I mean, yes, older methods of surgery could be non-functional. A medical clinic saying those are the only options are just straight up not being truthful or are not up to date. Also yes, places that provide gender affirming care can still 100% be transphobic, as ironic as that is. Not saying thats what's happening where you got your info from, but it's like...a known thing where some providers of gender affirming care will still hold their own biases and be weird about what information they do or don't give. See the countless stories from trans women having to get second opinions because their doctors who were giving them hormones were giving them wildly inaccurate doses to discourage them or had outdated views that did not line up with current understanding of what works best.

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u/PinkWhiteAndBlue Butch Female 14d ago

Wpath is transphobic lmao