"Micah Leroy is a University of Minnesota student who has gotten some attention on Instagram as he documents his transition on social media. Leroy also has cerebral palsy (CP), a movement disorder that commonly affects the muscles and the skeletal system, makes eating more difficult, and can affect a person's spoken language abilities. Leroy's videos show that he uses a wheelchair for mobility and has trouble communicating with spoken language but he can communicate fine with written language and with the help of a speech-generating device."
"Anti-trans activist Oli London - who used to be trans and had surgery to appear more like a "Korean girl" - posted a couple of videos from Leroy's account without any of their accompanying text. London said that "doctors cut off the breasts of [a] disabled woman with cerebral palsy to turn her TRANS," misgendering Leroy."
"Despite understanding none of this, a sitting member of Congress attacked him. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene raged against what she called the "criminal" action of a transgender college student getting top surgery while disabled."
Micah Leroy, a University of Minnesota student with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair and communicates through written language and a speech-generating device, documented his gender transition on social media. Leroy posted about undergoing top surgery in December and subsequently shared a shirtless video, a common practice among transmasculine individuals post-surgery. Anti-trans activist Oli London reposted Leroy's content without context, misgendering him and falsely characterizing the surgery as doctors operating on a disabled woman. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene then attacked Leroy, labeling his medical decision as criminal action despite Leroy being an adult capable of informed consent.
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