tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post5878133759577046599..comments2024-03-18T22:27:22.991-07:00Comments on The L Herd: TransAmerica and the Castration of Max SweeneySPAZ TALK RADIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06015875946312180213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post-10376362539583182602013-11-12T08:49:42.077-08:002013-11-12T08:49:42.077-08:00The fact thay someonr can be pregnant, and have a ...The fact thay someonr can be pregnant, and have a working uterus, and still deny tobthemselves thay they are a womwn is just sad. We need to teach these people to be happy with the body they were born with. Only true intersex people should ever be counseled towards hormones. Our society and mental health professionals need to teach patience and acceptance not encourage body dismorphism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post-14029010884621863072011-01-13T19:58:12.661-08:002011-01-13T19:58:12.661-08:00Oops, I meant "irresponsible", not &quo...Oops, I meant "irresponsible", not "unresponsible".Soulslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358738661013519131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post-71706015036542520892011-01-13T19:56:03.670-08:002011-01-13T19:56:03.670-08:00Being a part of the trans community myself (though...Being a part of the trans community myself (though not a transman) I have a few words to say to this.<br /><br />While I'm not defending this nonsensical storyline there are a few things that need to be said.<br /><br />Yes, there are transmen who don't have a problem using their vagina (Buck Angel anyone?).<br />Yes, there are transmen who don't opt for top surgery because they just don't think it's necessary.<br />Yes, a pregnant transman is still a man and should be referred to as such.<br />No, there's NO WAY IN HELL a transman who has been on testosterone for as long as this character can still get pregnant. NO.WAY.IN.HELL.<br />Yes, testosterone DOES shut down the reproductive system - at the very latest after 6 months. It happens within 2-4 months for most.<br />And even IF he could've gotten pregnant (which in reality he could NOT) - not aborting this pregnancy, no matter how long he's been pregnant - is absolutely, entirely unresponsible. Being pregnant while on testosterone would cause grave damage to the fetus. (Which is why Thomas Beatie went off of T months before. Btw, while talking about pregnant transmen - I know a pregnant transman. I'm not gonna tell you in which country or anything else though, because he doesn't want to be in the media - so, no, not all pregnant transmen "exploit" it, as you called it. Personally, I never viewed it as Beatie exploiting anything anyway though.)Soulslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358738661013519131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post-35763140684674112992010-10-13T05:55:12.070-07:002010-10-13T05:55:12.070-07:00Just wanted to say...what Emerald said happens to ...Just wanted to say...what Emerald said happens to transwomen who take estrogen...the opposite happens to transmen who take T...in fact for the first 2 years of taking T their sexual drive is through the roof!!<br /><br />it's also a personal choice which surgeries trans people choose to have. some can't take the idea that having some surgeries would mean they couldn't have biological children, so hold them off until they have children...others just arent that bothered about what's inside them, what people can't see.Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021744565381384476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401538907504548198.post-29986461819641694072010-03-12T09:58:58.513-08:002010-03-12T09:58:58.513-08:00I have to agree, from the trans I have known, they...I have to agree, from the trans I have known, they felt more or less completely cut off from their sexual organs pre-op. I've been told the hormones can often make them non-functioning, as well. I can only imagine that by the time you were as far into hormone replacement as Max is, there would be very little sexual pleasure to be had from vaginal intercourse. I am very disappointed in the turn the series took in an effort to shove it off the air quickly. Max was my favorite character, and they turned him into a circus side show rather than a serious break through for the trans community. I feel like they've lost any ground they gained by being represented in the show.Emerald Gingellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957982077061979252noreply@blogger.com