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Hunter Schafer Reveals Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery
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In Short: Euphoria star Hunter Schafer has revealed she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery.
In a recent interview with Elle magazine, Euphoria star Hunter Schafer revealed she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery in December.
Schafer, who plays Jules in the HBO series, shared her experience, describing it as 'amazing' and expressing her gratitude for the procedure.
"I just had bottom surgery in December, which was amazing, and I love it so much," Schafer told Elle, referring to the gender-affirming operation that alters a person’s genitals to align with their gender identity.
Schafer, who transitioned to female as a teenager, emphasized her journey towards aligning her body with her gender identity.
"For a long time I’ve embraced the gender-expansive part of myself, and I really wanted to try to make that previous body work, because I thought there was something really cool and bada– about it," Schafer said.
"Ultimately, the Hollywood star decided that vaginoplasty was the best option for her," she added.
Schafer also addressed the negativity she faced after revealing her surgery, writing on X, "I have people saying I ruined my body and I ruined my life."
"Just wanna say it's so brave of her to speak on this," a singer told Billboard, praising Schafer's courage.
"Bottom surgery,” also known as genitourinary reconstruction surgery, describes a wide range of gender-affirming procedures performed on the genitals.
"Genital reconstruction surgery is typically reserved for adults," Dr. Safer, executive director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, told Billboard.
"It saved my life and then there’s people who are like, ‘This saved your life, but you ruined everything,'" Schafer said, addressing the misconceptions around the procedures.
"My dad’s an architect, he used to show me it/ When he would drive me to the psychiatry/ Again and again, didn’t come back a man," Schafer sang on a track, reflecting on her journey.
What this adds
Schafer's revelation highlights the ongoing challenges and support faced by transgender individuals in the public eye.
What's confirmed
- “For a long time I’ve embraced the gender-expansive part of myself, and I really wanted to try to make that previous body work, because I thought there was something really cool and bada– about it.” Ultimately, the Hollywood star — who identified as trans long before she shot to fame in 2019 playing Jules in Euphoria, acting opposite Zendaya — decided that vaginoplasty was the best option for her.
- In a recent interview, Hunter Schafer revealed that she underwent bottom surgery.
- "I feel like that’s the magical thing about queerness. On an ideological level, it’s about possibility and expansion and growth, and being on that journey and finding yourself….I’m a woman. I’m a girl."
- Schafer, 27, who transitioned to female as a teenager, revealed she had the procedure done late last year during a new interview with Elle. 'I just had bottom surgery in December, which was amazing, and I love it so much,' she said. '“Bottom surgery,” also known as genitourinary reconstruction surgery, describes a wide range of gender-affirming procedures performed on the genitals.
- Hunter revealed the news of her surgery while discussing the "tension" between queerness as an idea and how "it applies and works in real life, in the context of the world that we're living in".
- “I just had bottom surgery in December, which was amazing, and I love it so much,” Schafer told Elle magazine, referring to the gender-affirming operation that alters a person’s genitals to align with their gender identity.
What's still developing
- “I have people saying I ruined my body and I ruined my life,” Petras — who in 2023 made history as the first openly transgender artist to win a Grammy — told Fader earlier this year.
- When she was a teenager, Schafer joined as a plaintiff in the ACLU’s lawsuit against North Carolina’s anti-trans “bathroom bill.” Similarly, Petras spent her teenage years advocating for trans rights, garnering national attention in her home country.
- Schafer, who played 'Jules' in Euphoria, explained that she had been turning down many acting roles specifically written for transgender characters.
- According to reports, Hunter’s longest and most public relationship had been with her Euphoria co-star Dominic Fike.
- The 27-year-old Euphoria and Blade Runner 2099 actress was recently profiled for Elle, and she revealed a change she underwent in the last year.
- "I think my limit was 150 steps per day, which is nothing."