The Summer before Top Surgery

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After a year of testosterone injections and six years of supporting their wife, Jordan, through her gender transition, Jack Brenner is navigating the indefinite scheduling of their own top surgery appointment in Los Angeles. Support from family and peers often enhances the well-being of transgender individuals, as reported by a 2023 study in the Sexuality Research and Social Policy journal. Besides the crucial solace provided by Jordan, Jack finds community in the pickup soccer team, Dyke Soccer LA. The project documents how Jack leans on these support systems in the summer of 2024, highlighting the importance of communal engagement and companionship for queer people.