Ruben Goldsbrough
Character Design
I have spent alot of time over the past few months meeting and talking to transgender people, focusing mostly on FTM (female to males). This page is here to show those people and there stories with some simple charecter images. From this i hope to be able to find a story to tell as well as finding a charecter for my film.
Adam
Adam is 23 and lives in Cornwall.
He likes tattoos, tea, equality stuff, sky/space, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Friends, TBBT, HIMYM, Prison Break, AHS, OITNB, Buffy, Dollhouse, Dexter, GoT
He legal changed his name on 9th May 2012, started testosterone 10th October 2012, chest surgery with Prof Drew: 7th June 2013, 1st stage forearm phalloplasty: 8th September 2014, 2nd stage: 28th march 2015, 3rd stage: 28th September 2015, with Mr Christopher & the London team
Adam has been on T now 3 years now and is the only FTM i know who has had lower surgury.
Adam is also one of the few trangender people i know who has no issue at all with sharing picture of himself before begin his transformation.
1 week on T
15 months on T
3 years on T
2011 (pre t)
phalloplasty
Whats that?
There are four different techniques for phalloplasty. All of the techniques involve taking a graft of tissue from a donor site and extending the urethra.
Surgery for biological males is simpler than for female-to-male transgender patients, because the urethra requires less lengthening. The urethra of a trans man ends near the vaginal opening and has to be lengthened considerably. The lengthening of the urethra is when most complications occur.
With all types of phalloplasty in trans men, scrotoplasty can be performed using the labia majora (vulva) to form a scrotum where prosthetic testicles can be inserted. Ifvaginectomy, hysterectomy and/or oophorectomy have not been performed, they can be done at the same time.
Unlike metoidioplasty, phalloplasty requires an implanted erectile prosthesis to achieve an erection. This is usually done in a separate surgery to allow time for healing. There are several types of erectile prostheses, including malleable rod-like medical devices that allow the
neo-penis to either stand up or hang down. Penile implants require a neophallus of appropriate length and volume in order to be a safe option. The long term success rates of implants in constructed penises are less than the success rates of reconstruction in cis men. Good sensation in the reconstructed penis can help reduce the risk of the implant eventually eroding through the skin.
Phalloplasty is the construction or reconstruction of a penis, or the artificial modification of the penis by surgery. Often, but not always, seen as simply a cosmetic procedure, this surgery can help transgender men be comfortable in their own bodies. The term phalloplasty is also occasionally used to refer to penis enlargement.
Note On Terminology: Penile implants are also known as penile prosthetics. However a penis “prosthetic” or “prosthesis” commonly refers to a non-surgical “packer” — a polymer or silicone penis that’s worn in a harness or affixed with medical adhesive. Similarly, “erectile device,” which is also sometimes used interchangeably with “penile implant,” can refer to external devices that assist with erections via vacuum pressure, vascular constriction, nerve stimulation, stretching.
You dont not need to have phalloplasty to have a penis, nor do you need a penis to be a man.
Just a Quick note whilst on topic!!!!
Adam has had phalloplasty surgury and kept a live blog along side it talking about his experence thoughout which has been amazingly interesting to read and keep up with over the past year
The image to the right has been taken from adams blog
"I’m now 1 whole year post op from my first stage of forearm phalloplasty with Mr Christopher and the London team (and 5 and half months post stage 2). Really happy with how things have turned out! I’ve been very fortunate to not have any extreme complications that required any extra surgeries. Very excited for my 3rd and final stage at the end of this month!"
Above are some post from Adam's blog which is linked above. Adam is a very brave man and has completley changed everything about himself in the space of 3 years. Adam's speaks about himself and his journey in stages and though he talks about his expenses its still slightly impersonal. But i'm hoping thats a wall that can be broken down over time.
Jake
Jake is for Fotfor Scotland,
he's 2 years on T and
6 months top post opp
Elliot
Elliot is 21, almost 22 and lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Elliot is 8 months on T
Ryan
Ryan is 21 and from Brooklyn. 15 Months on T and 10months top post op
Evan is a 24 year old socialist trans man born and raised in the beautiful Fraser Valley in British Columbia. 7 years on T and 6 years top post op
Evan
Jo
Jo is 21 and is a model that lives in LA. Jo is 2 years on t and 1.5 years top post op
Beckett
21 is a nonbinary transman.
healthy sex educator/advocate.
lizard dad.
Beckett is 1 year on T
Cam
This is Cameron.
He's 21 from Blackburn, a tree-hugger, photography student, digs illustration, nature, music, and compassion and is a very good firend of mine.
Cameron is going to be working with me alot in the new year and a larger post about him will soon follow.
Cameron is almost 5 years on T, just over a year top post op and 2 month post hysterectomy
The first group of guy featured on here where more than keen to be a part of the project but didnt want to share too much information about there personal storys just yet.
