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About Mike Hernandez
Expertise
I can answer questions that pertain to transition, coming out, dating, surgical options, etc., related to FTMs (female to male) and genderqueer individuals with a masculine gender expression.
Experience
I'm FTM who started transition in 1991. I have published articles and have spoken at colleges and universities on being and living as a transgendered individual. I have also presented workshops at a variety of FTM/transgendered conferences including FTM Conference of the Americas (1995-1997), Southern Comfort (late 1990s) Forward Motion (1999), Gender Odyssey (2000, 2004), and Forge (2007). I was one of several organizers of the Forward Motion conference.
Organizations
Former boardmember of FTM Alliance of Los Angeles, Inc.
Publications
"Transgendered Lust " appearing in From the Inside Out: Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and Beyond by Morty Diamond (San Francisco: Manic Press, 2004)
A contribution to Bears on Bears by Ron Suresha (San Francisco: Alyson Publications, 2002);
"Redemption" appearing in Best Lesbian Erotica, ed. Tristan Taormino (San Francisco: Cleis Press 2001); Best of the Best Lesbian Erotica 2 , ed. Tristan Taormino (San Francisco: Cleis Press 2004); originally appearing in Academy: Tales of the Market Place by Laura Antoniou (New York: Mystic Rose Books, 2000);
Appearance in Transmen & FTMS: Identities, Bodies, Genders & Sexualities by Jason Cromwell (University of Illinois Press, 1999);
"I Am Neither Man Nor Woman" Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue, ed. Leslie Feinberg (Boston: Beacon Press, 1998);
"Holding My Breath Under Water" Looking Queer , ed. Dawn Atkins (Boston: Hayworth Press, 1998);
"Boundaries: Gender and Transgenderism," The Second Coming , eds. Pat(rick) Califia and Robin Sweeney (San Francisco: Alyson Publications, 1996); and
# "Packing, Passing & Pissing," Dagger , eds. Lily Burana, Roxxie, and Linnea Due (San Francisco: Cleis Press, 1994).
Education/Credentials
Post graduate.
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You are here: Experts > People/Relationships > Gay/Lesbian Issues > Transgender/Transsexual > i have a question bout ftm
Expert: Mike Hernandez - 9/30/2008
Question
if i was to get the full operation and a penis what is the biggest size i can get and if i were to choose to be a gay man am i able to have sex with my partner
Answer
Dear David:
The answers to your questions are largely dependent on what kind of surgery you plan to have. There are two options: phalloplasty and metaoidioplasty (also spelled metoidioplasty).
Phalloplasty:
There are doctors who will go substantially larger than what would be reasonable for your height, weight, etc. They should be avoided at all costs as the likelihood will be something that does not look realistic and is not functional.
I have no idea whether anal penetration is possible with a phalloplasty. I know one man who has told me that it is not, but that could just be his particular surgery.
You will have to ask a physician who performs these types of surgery and you will want to get something in writing to that effect.
Phalloplasties provide larger results than metaoidioplasties.
Metaoidioplasty:
The metaoidioplasty basically frees up the suspensory ligaments. The result depends on what changes testosterone has made to your body. Here's Dr. Meltzer's website that explains the procedure. http://www.tmeltzer.com/procedures/ftm.shtml#metoid
While he says that "The penis will not . . .[be] large enough for vaginal intercourse," this is not always the case. I have been able to vaginally penetrate my partner and to anally penetrate certain men who are not substantially overweight.
Different people have different experiences. You won't be able to measure yours by someone else's. Be sure to do plenty of research before settling on a procedure and/or a surgeon. I also recommend that you speak with a number of people who have gone to the same surgeon if you can. There are online groups that should allow you to start the search.
Best of luck,
Michael
Here is a website that provides information about the types of surgery - http://www.ftmguide.org/grs.html
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