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Bottom Surgery


Media which includes phalloplasty and metoidioplasty bottom surgeries.


Note that all relevant images on this site are censored. Some entries briefly mention bottom surgery, such as Romeos (2011), whereas other entries are more focused on the topic.

Gil Kessler, a trans male character played by actor John Schuck in the show Golden Girls. He is wearing a tan suit jacket over a blue suit shirt and a patterned bow tie. He is light-skinned, with short, dark hair. A patterned curtain and a wall are visible in the background.
Show
1987
United States of America

Golden Girls (S03E07)

Gil Kessler, a trans man played by American cis male actor John Schuck, is an offensive and ridiculous caricature of trans men.

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Lou Sullivan, a female-to-male transsexual, sitting indoors and smiling happily during an interview with psychiatrist Dr. Ira Pauly. Lou is wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and blue tie. He is light-skinned and has short, brown hair.
Interview
1988, 1989, 1990
United States of America

Female-to-Gay-Male Transsexualism: Lou Sullivan and Dr. Ira Pauly

Lou Sullivan, an American transsexual man, discusses his life, transition, sexual orientation, and aspirations with Dr. Ira Pauly.

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A still from the 1996 documentary Transexual Menace, showing white German trans woman Eva Love lying next to her dark-skinned trans male partner. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black dress. He has a shaved head and is wearing a white singlet.
Documentary
1996
Germany (Deutschland), United States of America, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Japan (日本)

Vor Transsexuellen Wird Gewarnt (Transexual Menace)

Jamison Green, Loren Andrew Patrowski, Maxwell Scott Anderson, and several other American trans men are interviewed in this documentary. Eva Love, a trans woman, discusses her relationship with a trans man. Butch/trans trailblazer Leslie Feinberg is also interviewed. Dr. Toby Meltzer discusses phalloplasty and other transition surgeries.

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Texas Tomboy, a light-skinned blond trans man in the documentary Gendernauts. He is sitting in a sports car without a roof, looking into the distance. He is wearing a blue jacket with white and red stripes. A blue sky, palm trees, and a white building are visible in the blurred background.
Documentary
1999
United States of America

Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities

Max Wolf Valerio, Texas Tomboy, and other trans people are interviewed about their gender identities, sexualities, and lives. Hida, an intersex person who was presumed female at birth, describes their non-binary experience and masculine experimentation.

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Three trans men in the film Unhung Heroes. Two are men of colour, one is lighter-skinned. All three are sitting around a table, looking into the distance with thoughtful expressions.
Short Film
2002
United States of America, Germany (Deutschland)

Unhung Heroes

Five trans men, after finding a flyer advertising penis transplants, imagine their lives post-transplant and come up with plans to get enough money for a transplant each. Written and directed by trans man Lazlo Pearlman. Stars Mestizo-American trans man Prado Gomez and German-American trans man Max Wolf Valerio.

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Moses, a Spanish trans man, sitting indoors with his legs crossed, gesturing as he speaks. He is brown-skinned, with short black hair and black facial hair. He is wearing white trunks and sitting on a red couch.
Documentary
2004
Spain (España)

El camino de Moisés (The Path of Moses)

Moses, a Spanish transsexual man, pursues phalloplasty and legal recognition of his male gender. Other trans people are also interviewed about their transitions and lives.

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Dirk, a trans man in the documentary Changing Sexes. He is a light-skinned man with brown hair cut in a flat-top style. He is sitting indoors wearing a collared brown shirt over a white t-shirt. He is smiling, mid-speech. A wall, bookshelves, and books are visible behind him.
Documentary
2008
United States of America

Changing Sexes Ep.2

In this alarmist and insensitive documentary, trans men Scott, Dirk, Ryan, and Jamison Green are interviewed alongside anti-trans doctors.

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Lukas Leonhard, a trans man played by German cis male actor Rick Okon, in the movie Romeos. He is sitting outdoors, looking up at the sky with a peaceful or neutral expression. He is light-skinned, with short, brown hair, and is wearing a sleeveless black top.
Film
2011
Germany (Deutschland)

Romeos

Lukas Leonhard, a trans man played by German cis male actor Rick Okon, tries to live low-disclosure during his compulsory civil service, reconnecting with his lesbian best friend Ine and struggling to embrace his growing attraction to men.

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Masen Davis, a light-skinned, bald trans man in the documentary TRANS. He is wearing a grey suit with a white suit shirt, and has a dark brown beard and dark brown eyes. He is sitting indoors, in front of a bookshelf. His details are displayed in a text box within the image. These details read, "Masen Davis, transitioned in 1998, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center".
Documentary
2012
United States of America

TRANS

Several American trans men are interviewed in this documentary, including Jamison Green, Masen Davis, Yavante Thomas-Guess, and Cris Salamanca. Overall, while this film has a lot to offer in terms of hope and community knowledge, it is also outdated and alarmist in some respects and should be approached with caution.

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Three images displayed side-by-side. The central image shows the front cover of a book, with the large title reading, "Hung Jury," above a photo of The Statue of David by Michelangelo. The left image shows trans man Trystan T. Cotten sitting outdoors in a park, laughing happily. He has brown skin, a bald head, black facial hair, tattooed chest and arms, and is wearing black shorts. A city is visible in the blurred distance. The right image shows trans man Shannon Minter standing indoors, laughing happily, hands in the pockets of his trousers. He is wearing a striped collared shirt. He is light-skinned and bald, with grey facial hair.
Book (Non-Fiction)
2012
United States of America

Hung Jury

Multiple transsexual men describe their experiences with bottom surgery (phalloplasty and metoidioplasty), with several partners sharing their experiences as well.

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John/Jane, an intersex character played by Australian actress Sarah Snook, shown in two film stills. In the left still, Jane is sitting indoors, presenting femininely; she has shoulder-length ginger hair, light skin, and blue eyes, and is wearing red lipstick, black-rimmed glasses, and a green dress. In the right still, John is sitting indoors, presenting masculinely; he has short ginger hair, light skin, and blue eyes, and is wearing a coat over a collared shirt.
Film
2014
Australia, United States of America

Predestination

John/Jane, an intersex character played by Australian actress Sarah Snook, undergoes a female-to-male transition in this science fiction thriller.

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A still from the documentary Girls to Men: Born in the Wrong Body, showing a barbershop customer photographed from behind. He is sitting in a barbershop chair, wearing a protective cape while the barber shaves the back of his neck. He is a light-skinned English trans man with short, dark brown hair. He has a tattoo on the back of his neck which reads, "MAN MADE," in red letters, surrounded by a red rectangle.
Documentary
2015
England

Girls to Men: Born in the Wrong Body

Three English trans men are interviewed about their experiences starting testosterone, having top surgery, and having phalloplasty. They are filmed alongside supportive, unsupportive, and outright hostile individuals, from strangers to family members. Potentially distressing themes are poorly handled, and graphic surgery footage is shown.

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Juani Santos Peréz, a mature-aged Cuban trans man, in the documentary Transit Havana. He is standing outdoors, smiling widely. He has short, grey hair and a grey beard, a lined face, and light brown skin. He is wearing metal-rimmed glasses and a sleeveless red top.
Documentary
2016
Cuba

Transit Havana

Juani Santos Peréz, a mature-aged Cuban trans man, is filmed alongside two other Cuban trans people as the three apply to access transition surgeries.

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Ocean, an English trans man, sitting indoors. He is speaking and gesturing to his cheek, pointing at his face. He is looking directly at the viewer. He is light-skinned with short, light brown, wavy hair, and hazel eyes. He is wearing a grey hoodie. He has a faint moustache and beard.
Talking Head
2017
England

6 Months post Metoidioplasty

Ocean, an English trans man, discusses being six months post-metoidioplasty, stage 1.

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Shawn, an American trans man of colour in the 2019 documentary Born to Be. He is sitting indoors, wearing a black cap and a black hoodie. He has a black beard and dark brown eyes. Yellow walls and a printed framed piece of art is visible in the blurred background behind him. He is looking into the distance with a neutral expression.
Documentary
2019
United States of America

Born to Be

Multiple trans people are filmed as they have gender-related surgery in America. This includes a non-binary person named Jordan, who has phalloplasty using a graft from their arm, and Shawn, a self-identified "stealth male" who undergoes an experimental type of phalloplasty intended to provide increased sensation and a different appearance.

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Ocean, an English trans man sitting indoors, looking directly at the viewer. He is light-skinned with short, wavy, light brown hair. He has faint facial hair and hazel eyes. He is smiling slightly, and wearing a long earring in his left ear. He is wearing a white t-shirt.
Talking Head
2019
England

Do I Regret Lower Surgery? Discharged 2 Years Post Metoidioplasty

Ocean, an English gay trans man, gives a two year update after having buccal mucosa metoidioplasty.

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Dave, a 51-year-old Welsh trans man, standing in his backyard and smiling happily. He is light-skinned and has receding, light brown hair, and light brown facial hair. He is wearing a green singlet with camouflage patterns on it. Buildings and trees are visible in the blurred background.
Interview
2019
Wales (Cymru)

Growing Older As Me: Dave

Dave, a 51-year-old Welsh trans man, discusses his transition and life alongside his partner, Donna. He shows his top surgery scars and phalloplasty arm scar.

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Joey Funkhouser, a trans man played by American trans male actor Chaz Bono, in the show Curb Your Enthusiasm. He is standing indoors, looking at a person who is visible in the blurred foreground. Joey is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair, and a brown beard. He has brown eyes. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses and a white robe. He is smiling slightly.
Show
2020
United States of America

Curb Your Enthusiasm (S10E10)

Joey Funkhouser, a trans man played by American trans male actor Chaz Bono, causes mishaps due to the size of his post-phalloplasty penis.

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Three images displayed side-by-side. The left image shows Finlay Games, a middle-aged, light-skinned trans man, sitting indoors, wearing a white dressing gown; he is smiling happily, and has receding grey hair, and a grey beard. The middle image shows the cover of a book titled TOP TO BOTTOM by Finlay Games, with text displayed in white text against a soft green gradient. The right image shows Finlay Games walking outdoors, looking into the distance with a neutral expression, wearing a collared blue shirt over a white t-shirt, the street visible in the blurred background.
Book (Non-Fiction)
2021
England

Top to Bottom: A Memoir and Personal Guide Through Phalloplasty

This is the memoir of Finlay Games, an English trans man, detailing his phalloplasty experience. He also discusses his transition overall, his sexual orientation, and his relationships.

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Finlay Games, a trans man, in Naked Education. He is waking down the street, looking into the distance. He is a light-skinned, plus size man with balding brown hair and a brown beard. He is wearing a blue collared shirt over a white t-shirt.
Reality TV
2023
England

Naked Education (S01E03)

Finlay Games, a British trans man, stars in episode 3 of this body positive series. He shows his post-phalloplasty and post-mastectomy body for the education of Lucian, a younger British trans man, and viewers. He shares his story and answers questions about how phalloplasty operations work.

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