Transabled Identity: Becoming Disabled By Choice

Intersectional Insights

Olivia and Raven dive into the controversial discussion of transabled identity, also called transableism, and dig into medical research surrounding it, as well as objections to accepting and treating transabled people with disabling procedures.

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Discussion Summary:

01:10: Views on transabled identity before and after researching it, and explaining what transabled identity is.

06:04: Difficulties relating to transabled identity, and debating if someone is still transabled or simply disabled after attaining their desired disability.

12:53: One of the first known cases of a transabled individual, and medical findings surrounding transabled identity.

17:57: Uninformed objections to accepting and treating transabled people with surgery.

33:51: Society’s reluctance to accommodate and support people who aren’t the norm.

35:56: Outro.

Learn More!

The Complicated Issue of Transableism

https://daily.jstor.org/the-complicated-issue-of-transableism/

Body Integrity Identity Disorder

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326051/

Understanding transableism: Why do some people want to be physically disabled?

https://kinesismagazine.com/2020/01/20/understanding-transableism-why-do-some-people-want-to-be-physically-disabled/

What A Disabled Person Thinks About ‘Transableism’

https://thefederalist.com/2015/06/08/what-a-disabled-person-thinks-about-transableism/