Phalloplasty
The topic engenders polarized debate within the transgender community. Nowhere more than on internet support groups where, in the same thread, you will see some regard it as lifesaving and others as “frankendicks” that lack sensation and are “never good enough.” This body shaming would be unacceptable in any other context, yet it is routine with phalloplasty. There are several possible reasons for this. The scarcity of surgeons and funds to pay for surgery can cause some to decry these procedures as something they wouldn’t want even if they could access them. The scientific evidence, however, reveals that, despite complications, phalloplasty satisfaction rates reach 100% and, overall, 97% in one review of several different studies. On the other side, there is tremendous pressure placed on transmen who’ve had phalloplasty to portray their experiences as universally positive for fear of negatively impacting its availability or contributing to stereotypes about their genitals.
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“Phalloplasty” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to healthcare and medicine, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
The article may have historical value because it explicitly interprets or preserves material concerning healthcare and medicine. Published in 2019 by Transadvocate.com, it can be read both for the history it describes and as evidence of how transgender identity and history was framed at that moment.
Policy significance
“Phalloplasty” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with healthcare and medicine. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for transgender identity and history.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life100%
- 2Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community95%
- 3Science, evidence, and expertiseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication65%
- 4Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community30%
- 5Technology, data, and platformsTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication28%
- 6Media, rhetoric, and discourseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication18%
Academic framing
- 1100%
- 267%
- 342%
- 433%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Healthcare and medicine” appears across the Collective corpus
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Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
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Jenna
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Healthcare and medicine, Science, evidence, and expertise.
Marti Abernathey
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Healthcare and medicine, Science, evidence, and expertise.
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