Key Takeaways
- Hunter Schafer revealed that she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery last December, saying, “I love it so much.”
- The Euphoria actor said she previously embraced a more gender-expansive identity but ultimately decided the procedure was right for her.
- Schafer also discussed her lengthy recovery, criticized restrictive bathroom laws, and said she wants to make a trans-girl rom-com.
Hunter Schafer has revealed that she underwent bottom surgery last year, and she couldn’t be happier.
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. Near the start of the interview, she was informed about a UK law that requires people to only use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender they were assigned at birth.
“That’s why these laws are so fucking stupid… It was the same thing with HB2 in North Carolina,” she said. “You can make it the law, but are you deploying a little gender policeman to stand outside the bathrooms?”
She used the moment to reveal that she underwent gender-affirming care herself last year.
“Maybe it’s a good thing to share… I just had bottom surgery in December, which was amazing, and I love it so much,” she said. “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 badass about it.”
Bottom surgery is a gender-affirming operation that changes a person’s genitals to better represent their gender identity. It’s a process that isn’t right for every trans and non-gender-confirming person, but it’s something that Schaffer said was right for her.
In the same interview, she also said that she would “love to see a trans girl rom-com,” and revealed that she had a lengthy recovery process following her surgery. She also briefly spoke about her relationships and noted that she’s never been with someone for longer than two years.
