• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Like, I’m glad these men don’t have to have breasts they don’t want, I just really wish my brothers were given the same broad courtesy.

  • fraksken@infosec.pub
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    4 months ago

    So … You’re saying I could grow my own breast if I get the right ormone (im)balance? Neat. There should be a guide for how to balance these …

    • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      Be fat and sedentary and drink alcohol for lifestyle risk factors for gynecomastia. Or take risperdal and that can make you lactate too (but without mammary glands it’s more just that you discharge fluid, obviously not milk). Or if you just want breasts see an endocrinologist for spiro or whatever rather than fucking with bad habits or atypical antipsychotics that have other side effects

      • doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        (but without mammary glands it’s more just that you discharge fluid, obviously not milk)

        Cis men have mammary glands. They are undeveloped. Trans women also have mammary glands, which go through a puberty just like cis women’s. With the right hormones, trans women can in fact lactate milk.

  • stray@pawb.social
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    4 months ago

    Calling this hypocrisy feels weird. Are the men getting these treatments transphobic? Aren’t they getting called fat f-slurs and told to hit the gym?

    Top surgery for adult trans men isn’t illegal in any US state, and insurance generally doesn’t cover it for anyone, including cis men. These are adults paying out-of-pocket.

    It feels weird to me to attach anger at transphobes to people who are just living their best lives and have experienced some of the same bigotry.