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Jenner, 67, one of the most-high profile American transgender
woman, says in an upcoming memoir that she had the surgery in
January, and that she decided to go public "so all of you can
stop staring."
"You want to know, so now you know. Which is why this is the
first time, and the last time, I will ever speak of it," Jenner
wrote in leaked excerpts of her memoir "The Secrets of My Life."
The excerpts were published by RadarOnline on Monday ahead of
the April 25 publication of the memoir. Grand Central Publishing
said on Tuesday it did not wish to discuss the contents ahead of
the publication date and Jenner's representative had no comment.
Jenner announced her new identity in an April 2015 TV interview
and announced her change of name from Bruce to Caitlyn in a July
2015 Vanity Fair cover shoot. Jenner, the step-father of reality
stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, later had her own TV
reality show which documented her transition.
According to the excerpts, Jenner said the surgery, which is
costly and complex, was successful and that she feels "not only
wonderful but liberated."
She said having a penis had "no special gifts or use for me... I
just want to have all the right parts. I am also tired of
tucking the damn thing in all the time."
Many transgender people share Jenner's distress over being asked
intrusive questions about their genitals, although most forgo
gender reassignment surgery, citing the high cost.
Only 11 percent of transgender women had their testicles removed
and 12 percent underwent vaginoplasty, according to a 2016 U.S.
survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality.
(Additional reporting by Dan Trotta; Editing by Meredith
Mazzilli)
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