Lore Graham, from Boston decided to undergo two major surgeries, ensuring that the presence of a uterus and breasts wouldn't define who she is as person, or tie her to a specific gender. More after the cut...
Up until
recently, Lore lived as a feminine cisgender girl - meaning, Lore was
biologically a girl and also projected as one. But that lifestyle never
felt quite right, and being a typical 'girl' wasn't a perfect fit.
However, Lore isn't totally transgender, and didn't necessarily want to
be a boy either - so complete sexual reassignment surgery was not the
solution.
She said:
'I
felt weird having breasts and I despised my body’s ability to get
pregnant,' Lore explained. 'I started taking testosterone three years
ago, which improved my mental health and body image but didn’t solve the
problem of my chest or uterus.'
So, this summer, Lore went under the knife
for both breast and reproductive organ removal - two major surgeries
that were performed in the span of about a month.
Two months
later, Lore still doesn't have nipple sensation, but is happy that they
can still get hard. Even better, Lore no longer have to deal with 'chest
management' while hanging out or having sex, and has found that getting
dressed is less complicated.
'If
desired, I put on a shirt. That's it. No bras, no binders, no support
or compression, no back pain, no worrying about what type of shirt,
nothing. It's f***ing great,' Lore said.
The
self-described 'androgynous, neuter person' now smiles while looking at
the scars from surgery. Lore used to suffer from 'serious anxiety', but
now feels relieved to never feel worried about getting pregnant or
getting a period.
According
to Lore, who no longer feels stuck in a stranger's body, making a
decision about one's own body, independent of what society thinks
or expects, is empowering.
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