I’m Having Top Surgery: An Illustrated Guide For You and Me
Written, designed, illustrated, and risograph printed by me. Published in June 2022. Get your copy here or find at your local library.
Part-essay, part-handbook, and full-on love poem to my community, this 96-page risographed book draws upon my experiences of top surgery alongside the knowledge of trans scholars, healthcare experts, and friends. Filled with practical insights like the difference between periareolar and keyhole procedures, how to get a therapist’s letter of approval, and what to expect from recovery, the work also delves into the personal — guiding conversations for talking about top surgery with loved ones and offering first-hand narratives from a handful of Portland-based artists, educators, and activists.
As both art object and educational cornerstone, I’m Having Top Surgery: An Illustrated Guide For You and Me interrupts the dehumanizing realm of the operating room to offer a meditation on the political dimensions of medical gatekeeping and trans liberation.
Interior front cover.
Because information by and for trans folks about our healthcare is becoming increasingly hard to access, it’s a priority for me to get I’m Having Top Surgery: An Illustrated Guide for You and Me into libraries across the country!
Browse this list (organized by state + city) to find a copy near you. If a book is only available for in-library use, it will be listed as “read.” If a copy can be checked out of the library, it will be noted and include a link to place a hold.
If you’ve got a copy of the book in a publicly-available space, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form to get your library listed.
Find a copy of I’m Having Top Surgery near you!
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Jersey City
NJCU PRIDE Center Library (read)
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New York City
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Eugene
Knight Library, University of Oregon (read / check out)
Oregon City
Clackamas Community College Library (read / check out)
Portland
Alder Commons (read / check out)
Constellation Tattoo Collective (read)
Independent Publishing Resource Center’s (IPRC) Zine Library (read)
Multnomah County Library (read / check out)
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Health Zine Library (read / check out)
Portland Community College Library (read / check out
Portland Community College Queer Resource Centers (read, all locations)
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Olympia
Timberland Regional Library (read / check out)
Seattle
Pipsqueak Gallery (read)
Moses Lake
Big Bend Community College Library (read / check out)
Palouse
Palouse Library - Zine Collection (read)
Walla Walla
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