Charles Teves
- Gay guy pretended to have gender reassignment surgery
- Later on, he casually clarified that he was not the one in the photo of showing a reconstructed private part
- The transgender community grew angry with his insensitivity especially during pride month
Transitioning from one gender to another is not an easy process. It is tedious and expensive. First, a transitioning individual needs to meet up with a mental health professional to get a diagnosis and psychotherapy.
They need confirmation from a therapist for them to begin their hormone therapy journey.
Usually, those who are transitioning are required by their surgeons to live for at least a year as the gender role they would like to transition to.
When it comes to surgery, it is easier for males to transition into females. The procedures are also cheaper.
Most of the penis and testicles are removed, and the urethra is cut short. Skin that is left is used as a functional vagina.
A neoclitoris is then formed from the penis.
Women that want to be men are not as successful and that is the reason why not a lot of them go through with this surgery.
Women have to get their breasts, uterus, and ovaries removed. They also get a neophallus (a surgically constructed penis) which is an expensive procedure.
The LGBTQ community are currently in a rage as one of their own poked fun at gender reassignment.
Sher (@_itsherrr) posted on Twitter a photo of what looked like a vagina that was covered with gauze.
Sadly, a "member" of LGBT+ community discriminating and stupidly joking about gender re-assignment surgery. So much sensitivity for the plight of transgender community. Happy Pride Month to you @_itsherrr, I hope you get the clout you long for! #pridemonth #Pride pic.twitter.com/dU36rsq32W
— Ivan (@ivansofthewall_) June 11, 2019
He captioned it, “Thank you for all the prayers! To my family and friends who supported me all the way. Indeed it was a successful operation.”
tag lang kita ulit ha baka kulang pa clout mo haha @itshheeerrrr tapos maisipan mong magpublic apology sa mga transgender na binastos mo.
— Ivan (@ivansofthewall_) June 12, 2019
The post had over 600 likes.
On June 12, however, he made it clear that it wasn’t him in the picture he posted.
“Guys kalma!! hindi po ako yung nasa pic! Di ko iiwan si tweety bird ko po.”
This angered transgender netizens because he was insensitive about the difficulty of transitioning from one gender role to another.
https://twitter.com/VhieCaval/status/1138739193935351810
User not found na. In the mood for war pa naman ako.
— #MassTestingNowPH (@singkitkevin) June 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/johncarlo0102/status/1138547249959456768
Taena sabi na eh. Muntik na ako maniwala dahil andaming nagcocongrats pero nung kinalkal ko mga post walang ibang tungkol don. Papansin amputa
— Christian (@ninetiesboi) June 12, 2019
Akala ko totoo to. But I have to check his profile kasi he doesn’t look like a trans sa DP niya. And I found out na lame joke lang pala yun. Tss.
— Ginna Bott (@jaowxyz) June 12, 2019
https://mobile.twitter.com/ivansofthewall_/status/1138516509884420096
