Meet the guests:
- Chala June, an associate editor at "Bon Appétit" magazine, shares their experience of being told to lose weight before getting top surgery
- Dr. Alexes Hazen, a New York City-based aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon who performs top surgeries, explains some of the various factors that come into play for surgeons when considering patients
- Lacie Parker, a psychotherapist who works with queer people and focuses on eating concerns and body image, talks about weight stigma for trans folks
Meet the creator:
- H Conley is a a New York City-based journalist, audio producer and artist. Find more of their audio work here.
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Chala June at home one month before top surgery, July 2022
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Chala June at home, July 2022
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A shelf in Chala June’s home with plants and old testosterone vials, August 2022
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Chala June’s THEY THEM knuckle tattoos, July 2022
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Chala June at home after surgery, August 2022
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Chala June performing as Pisces Moon at Purgatory in Bushwick, Brooklyn, October 2022
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