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![‘Top surgery lets me enjoy my life’ When Oli came out as trans, it “took a while to realise” top surgery was for him. Starting testosterone at 18 highlighted that he “needed top surgery so much more” because his chest dysphoria got worse. “Because all of a sudden, things are changing, and you’re very aware of the thing that isn’t changing,” he tells PinkNews. “For me, the main reason why I needed top surgery was because I was spending every single day of my life just thinking about it, very aware of the fact that I’m trans. “Now, I’m almost five years post-surgery, and I don’t think about it. “I don’t think about the fact that I’m trans, and that has been so freeing. I want to do my hobbies, to enjoy my life and spend time with friends. “I couldn’t do that before. I was too busy being sad and worrying about how other people perceived me.” During COVID-19 lockdowns, Oli wasn’t able to have that “take your shirt off, go to the beach” moment, which had been on his bucket list for years. At Trans Pride Brighton last year, he finally had that experience, surrounded by trans people doing the exact same thing. “That moment on the beach, taking my shirt off with my youngest sibling, who is non-binary, and just holding up our flag – it was so lovely,” he says. “That moment on the beach, taking my shirt off with my youngest sibling, who is non-binary, and just holding up our flag – it was so lovely,” he says. “Then we swam for two hours, and we were surrounded by trans people.” At age 21, Pennie underwent breast reduction because they “always hated having massive boobs”. They thought the reduction would “make [them] feel better”, but the result wasn’t what they wanted. Learning about non-binary identities over the following decade “gave [them] permission” to take steps towards top surgery. Full article via #linkinbio #transawarenessweek #transkidsdeservetogrowup #nonbinarypeoplearevalid #elliotpage #livhewson](/video/cover/7301003320972365089.webp)
