Michael Dillon
| Michael Dillon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Laura Maud Dillon 1 May 1915 England |
| Died | 15 May 1962 (aged 47) Dalhousie, India |
| Other names | Lobzang Jivaka |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | First trans man to undergo phalloplasty |
Laurence Michael Dillon (born Laura Maud Dillon; 1 May 1915 – 15 May 1962) was a British physician and the first trans man to undergo phalloplasty. His brother, Sir Robert Dillon, was the eighth Baronet of Lismullen in Ireland.
Dillon's mother died of sepsis ten days after giving birth. Dillon, assigned female at birth and known as Laura, was raised with his older brother Bobby by their two aunts in the town of Folkestone in Kent, England. He received his undergraduate education at Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford University Women's Boat Club and won a University Sporting Blue award for rowing. After graduating he took a job at a research laboratory in Bristol.
Dillon had long been more comfortable in men's clothing and felt that he was not truly a woman. In 1939, he sought treatment from Dr. George Foss, who had been experimenting with testosterone to treat excessive menstrual bleeding; at the time, the hormone's masculinizing effects were poorly understood. Foss provided Dillon with testosterone pills but insisted Dillon consult a psychiatrist first, who gossiped about Dillon's desire to become a man, and soon the story was all over town. Dillon fled to Bristol and took a job at a garage. The hormones soon made it possible for him to pass as male, and eventually the garage manager insisted that other employees refer to Dillon as "he" in order to avoid confusing customers. Dillon was promoted to tow truck driver and doubled as a fire watcher during the Blitz.
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