Talk:Michael Dillon
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I believe mention should be made in this article, which names Dr. Michael Dillon as the first female-to-male transsexual to undergo sex reassignment surgery, of Dr. Allan Hart, who underwent hysterectomy for the purposes of transitioning to male in 1917 or 1918 (see also here). "Sex reassignment surgery" is a bit of a misnomer, as it is not one surgery but a number of different surgical procedures, any one or any combination of which may be sufficient to allow an individual to live in the social role they see as appropriate to their gender identity. I believe the wikipedia entry on sex reassignment surgery makes this clear. I am therefore editing this article to reflect that Michael Dillon is the first trans man to undergo phalloplasty, rather than using the more general and potentially-misleading "sex reassignment surgery." —k.a.l. 03:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
