"Full transcript: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/vestibulectomy-alex-assan
Alex Assan is a short, skinny, sleepy-eyed, dark-haired trans man with stubble. He draws this autobiographical comic in a cartoony, sketchy style with a textured black line, using a color palette of sandy, dull pinks, yellow/oranges, teal, and plum colors.
NARRATION: About a decade ago, I tried having penetrative sex with my then-boyfriend for the first time. It was really, *really* painful.
Image: Alex, pre-transition and with chin-length wavy hair, reacts in pain as his boyfriend is on all fours over him.
Alex: OW!
As Alex consults with his doctor, the narration reads, "It turned out I had Vestibulodynia- a medical condition which causes pain in the vaginal opening."
Modern day Alex with a very short curly hair cut and stubbly facial hair reflects, "A lot has happened since then- (I'm a man now!)- but through it all I still wasn't able to solve me problem, not completely, and it often kept me from having"