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US man who claims to have world’s smallest penis launches fundraiser for enlargement surgery (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 69 points 3 months ago (13 children)

I kinda feel for the guy. That’s a really unfortunate situation. He says it’s the size of a pinky finger nail. It’s gotta be hard for him to go to the bathroom, which he says is why he wants it enlarged.

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  • [–] 51 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Damn this is almost a transitioning operation. Give him a big hog now.

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  • [–] 103 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    This is actually a great example of how the majority of 'gender affirming care' is actually for a person who is already assigned at birth the gender they are affirming.

    This male, who was assigned male at birth, is seeking gender affirming care to become... more male.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    He doesn't need anyone to "affirm" shit, he wants to be able to take a piss.

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  • [–] 53 points 3 months ago*

    And women who get breast implants after receiving a double mastectomy are simply restoring their body back to what it was, neither affirming or changing but rather 'restoring' the appearance. The category of operations received is still called gender affirming.

    Anything that is manipulating the body more in line with the perceived gender is called gender affirming care.

    And it doesn't even need to be surgeries. Men with low T receiving testosterone shots is a form of gender affirming care.

    And yes, I read the article.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    It's still under the umbrella of gender affirming care, as are men getting breast reduction surgery or hair replacement. If you're implying it needs to be for sex, then I don't think you understand gender very well.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I wonder if he’s tried pee funnels. They allow women to pee standing up. In fact, given how women all manage peeing I am surprised that his doctor says his only option is to wear diapers. Can he not sit and pee and make that work? Perhaps not. Inquiring minds want to know.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I would assume the incontinence is because he is incontinent and not because he doesn't know how to sit down, but I'm not motivated enough to look it up.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    I don’t actually see it written anywhere that he is incontinent, as in he can’t control when he pees.

    You might have thought this because the Guardian article says he must “wear diapers for adults with incontinence,” but that appears to be a descriptor of the diapers, not him.

    In his GoFundMe he gets more specific:

    I have a condition called Micropenis which causes me to be only 0.38 inches, which has made everyday tasks like using the restroom without making a mess is extremely difficult for me. Because of this, my doctor has advised that I must use pull ups unless I can pursue a medical procedure to help increase the size and improve my ability to urinate.

    So it does sound like a physical issue getting the pee into the toilet, not general incontience.

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