28 results for "affirming care"
Transitioning at 62 is absolutely possible, and people do it successfully all the time. I've been told about someone transitioning in Australia in under four…
Testosterone causes red blood cells to become larger, denser, and more numerous, which is exactly what happens in any body running on testosterone. For trans…
Even without hormones, the steps you can take right now, your clothes, your hair, your name, your pronouns, and the way you present yourself to the world, can…
Non-binary people are entitled to the same quality of gender-affirming healthcare as anyone else, and international guidelines including the WPATH Standards of…
The only debate worth having about trans people is how to help them live their lives more easily. Every other framing, whether trans people exist, whether they…
Coming into a gender identity takes a long time. There is years of soul-searching, self-questioning, research, and quiet planning before any visible step,…
Puberty blockers are banned on private prescription for trans young people in the UK, and NHS access has become effectively impossible. Many families I hear…
The harm caused by transphobia is not abstract. It manifests in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide attempts, disproportionately and consistently,…
Trans people have always existed, across cultures and throughout recorded history. The only question each generation faces is how they are treated. The…
Otto raised three children as their mother before coming out as a trans man in his sixties, and now his grown children are learning what it means to have a dad.
Maggie buried it for fifty years and a marriage, and only after her wife died did she let herself, at seventy-one, finally become the woman she had always been.
A young wheelchair user and their carer find that gender services and disability services each act as if the other does not exist, until one small act of…
A person waits years on a public list before the kitchen-table sums finally tip: they go private, and arrive at relief and anger at exactly the same moment.
Theo stopped swimming at fifteen and told his coach it was a scheduling conflict. Nobody knew the real reason until his mum described the bathroom doorframe,…
A SEGM-affiliated paper in Nature Human Behaviour raises methodological objections to a 2024 study finding that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts…
A judge appointed by Governor Laura Kelly has found that Kansas likely violated parental rights by restricting gender-affirming care for transgender minors.…
Belgium has announced that its government will fund gender-affirming surgery through its public health system, treating trans healthcare as a legitimate and…
The BMA's guidance on inclusive care of trans and non-binary patients contains genuinely useful direction for clinicians, but inclusive care requires more than…
US students at McGill University in Montreal are reportedly being denied gender-affirming care at a campus clinic, with Trump's executive orders cited as the…
Dr Sidhbh Gallagher calls herself Dr Teetus Deletus and uses TikTok to reach trans and non-binary young people in language they recognise. A complaint filed…
Mainstream institutions and clinical bodies worldwide affirm gender-affirming care. The idea that this is a minority or extreme view does not hold up to…
Regret is a natural human experience that takes many forms in gender transition, and deserves thoughtful, compassionate exploration rather than fear or…
A curated reference guide to clinical guidelines, peer-reviewed studies, and expert analyses that demonstrate the evidence base for gender-affirming care.
New Australian research demonstrates that gender-affirming care reduces mental health costs, yet the UK continues to spend millions revisiting settled…
Helen calls on the GMC, NMC, and HCPC to provide clearer guidance and protection for professionals delivering evidence-based gender-affirming care.
Seven medical ethicists explain why restricting access to gender-affirming care contradicts core ethical principles and professional guidance.
Dr Webberley cuts through the noise to answer a straightforward question about the safety of gender affirming care, drawing on clinical evidence and real…
Gender-affirming care is a individualised, evidence-based approach to supporting transgender and non-binary people in living authentically.