Is Sasha Allen on The Voice a Girl and What Did She Look Like Before Surgery?

Sasha Allen of The Voice is an American transgender man who was born a female sometime in the year 2002 before she transitioned into her preferred male gender. She is about 22 years old this year, and many delightful things have been happening in her life.

A background story of Sasha and her father, Jim, who she contested and performed with was never given on The Voice. However, following their spectacular performance on the show and the fame that came with it, Sasha opened up about her life and gender identity struggles and how she has come to find fulfilment in being “the man” she is today. This and more make her life story a delight to read, and we have got all there is to know about her below.

Is Sasha Allen Transgender?

The Voice star Sasha Allen was born a girl some 22 years ago but began transitioning into a boy during high school, precisely as a freshman. Therefore, Sasha Allen is a transgender male individual.

However, unlike many transgender people, Sasha Allen has not officially revealed pictures of when he still looked like an adolescent girl compared to his current looks. Perhaps, this is so in order to keep it in his past where it rightfully belongs.

On the other hand, concerned fans have also asked why he still goes by his birth name; a female-sounding name, but Sasha has not commented on this yet. Perhaps he finds absolute fulfilment in his new gender identity, and that is what matters most.

Sasha Allen Before Surgery

At a yet-to-be-ascertained date and month in the year 2002, Sasha Allen was born to Jim Allen by his wife as a female child whom they gladly welcomed into the world in Newton, Connecticut, the United States of America. The couple doted on their tot and didn’t hold back in making her life as fanciful as it should be with all the things that make for a memorable girly childhood experience.

When Sasha Allen came of school age, she was enrolled in school as a girl, but over time, she began struggling with her biological identity as a female child. Sasha admitted that she often had to take pictures of herself and edit them to look like a boy. She further revealed that several times, she would write down her wish on a paper to be a boy but would end up tearing the paper to avoid anyone seeing it.

Though there have been no public pictures of Sasha Allen before her transition, which was released to the public, available reports have it that she began her transitioning while in high school, between the age of 14 to 18. Admittedly, it was a hard decision for her to make, but Sasha was able to pull through with the support of her parents; especially her father Jim Allen.

Truth About Sasha Allen’s Transition

Reports have it that as early as a 5-year-old girl, Sasha Allen already knew she was a boy inside of her despite being born into what you would consider a conservative family. During her freshman days in high school, she came out to her father and began transitioning into her preferred male gender.

Bullying from students and transphobia from Sasha’s teachers became the new norm for Sasha, making her transitioning a nightmare while she was away at school. But luckily for Sasha, some other teachers who understood her ordeal and that of other students cared for her and made her emotional suffering less traumatizing, as we learned from the interview she granted CT Insider.

Sasha Allen Had His Top Surgery as an 18-Year-Old in November 2019

In a video Sasha made and uploaded on his eponymous YouTube channel Sasha Allen, he revealed that he had his “top surgery” at 18 with a certain Dr. Melissa Jhonson (who founded Pioneer Valley Plastic Surgery, LLC, now located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts) in November 2019.

Top surgery is a term used to explain the process of using one of several known surgical procedures to totally remove or augment breast tissues. It is also employed to reshape or reposition the nipple for an affirming look. Medical experts can often refer to top surgery as chest masculinization or feminization.

He admitted that before he went for the surgery, which was his first surgery ever, he watched lots of videos about people who had transitioned speaking about their experience, and this helped prepare him for his. But having to experience the surgery himself turned out as an overwhelming experience, more so the medication that accompanied it and the follow-up medical visits.

Sasha also admitted that after the surgery, he didn’t look at his chest for two to 3 weeks until the bandages were taken off. He also revealed he went into post-surgery depression but is today thankful for his family, who stood by him through the whole process.

Jim’s Fatherly Support Has Contributed Immensely to Sasha Allen’s Career Growth

Sasha Allen’s success story on the Voice will never be complete without mentioning his father Jim Allen. The duo has come a long way together, and Jim has been remarkably supportive of his (now) son’s preferred sexuality and identity.

However, it has not always been like that. Speaking to Ellen DeGeneres on how he assimilated Sasha’s transition, Jim admitted honestly that it was “disorienting” to him as it would have also been for many other parents. This was made even more painful when he realized that his daughter (now son) had been struggling with a gender identity crisis for many years, but somehow he wasn’t aware of it.

He further added that Sasha deciding to talk to him about (her) then gender identity challenges was the game changer for him. At that point, he really had to listen and really listen attentively because that was his job as a parent. He also advised other parents whose ward/s might be having the challenges Sasha had pre-high school to listen to their children and listen again.

Today, Jim’s support to Sasha, both emotionally and in terms of his career interest, has paved the way to fame for the Voice star. Similarly, Jim has also earned the praise and admiration of many people, especially from the trans community and LGBTQ advocates in general.

At 22 years old, a lot is yet to come from Sasha, and there is no doubt that Jim will continue being supportive of his daughter now, turned son, as he shoots for the stars in his music career.

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