Hunter Schafer didn’t have to share this. In a stunning Elle cover story, the Euphoria star revealed she had gender-affirming bottom surgery in December, calling the results“amazing.”It was a candid, personal moment that quickly became a national conversation, with reactions ranging from support to the kind of ugly commentary trans women know all too well.
Kim Petras saw that reaction and spoke up. On X, the Grammy winner called Schafer brave for speaking publicly, saying the response exposes“so many of the gross ways in which trans women get fetishized.”She even referenced“Brutalist,”a track from her May album Detour. Petras has been open before about people telling her she“ruined”her body and life over her own surgery, so her defense of Schafer came from lived experience.
What often gets buried under the discourse: medical studies cited by Billboard show bottom surgery effectively relieves gender dysphoria, and regret is rare. Both women have also advocated for trans rights since they were teenagers. So when two of pop and Hollywood’s most visible trans stars speak openly, it gives fans a real personal angle on a debate usually clouded by misinformation. What do you think about celebrities using their platform to shut down cruel commentary?
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