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“Becoming the Man I Want to Be”: Charley’s Gender-Confirmation Surgery

by Nate Braeuer

Charley Burton

Charley Burton

Charlottesville resident Charley Burton identifies as a transgender male and receives gender health care at UVA. For years, he longed for a body that fit his gender identity and finally had a double mastectomy and hysterectomy in March 2021. Here, he shares his story with us.

Charley's Gender-Confirmation Surgery: "Becoming the Man I Want to Be"

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