Chest surgery affects breastfeeding capacity depending on the procedure type, how much glandular tissue remains, and whether the nipple-areola…
The debate about gender-affirming surgery for under-18s is often muddled by treating very different procedures as if they were the same thing.…
Chest surgery for trans men is the same surgical procedure as mastectomy for cancer or breast reduction for cisgender women, but it faces far greater…
The best way to find the right surgeon for gender-affirming surgery is to ask people who have already had the procedure. Peer networks, online…
Yes. A trans woman who has not had lower surgery retains a prostate and may need prostate screening, while also accessing gynaecological services for…
Gender-affirming care is a broad term for any support that helps a person live in alignment with their gender identity. It includes social steps such…
Rachel had a simple, sensible question about her own body after vaginoplasty, and the answer turned out to be much more reassuring than she had…
Marco had avoided swimming for a decade until top surgery gave him back something he hadn't dared name as lost.
Rohan dreaded the recovery weeks after top surgery, until his friend stayed for every boring, undramatic, necessary day of it.
Cyclone is a Hong Kong independent film directed by Philip Yung, co-written with trans activist Annabelle Lee Ka-yee, that follows Chiu Fung, a trans…
The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Penn State Health after EJ Stiles, a nonbinary patient with a gender dysphoria diagnosis, had a…
Comedian Dee Allum is bringing her new Edinburgh Fringe hour Raumdeuter to Pleasance Courtyard, weaving together the World Cup and transgender…
Dr Sidhbh Gallagher calls herself Dr Teetus Deletus and uses TikTok to reach trans and non-binary young people in language they recognise. A…
A jury verdict on gender surgery raises important questions about medical process and informed consent, distinct from whether the care itself is…
Colorado's Proposition 135 would ban surgeries on minors that alter biological sex characteristics and strip state and Medicaid funding from those…
Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister of Wales, has called for a swift resolution to the pause in surgery at the Welsh Gender Service, saying he feels for…
The Welsh Gender Service has paused all new and scheduled surgical referrals following concerns that its referral rates are significantly higher than…
Donald Trump claimed at a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that hospitals are performing 'reverse surgery' on trans patients 'at his order'. No…
Trans people have always existed. What changes is how hard society makes survival. A 76-year-old trans woman who received gender-affirming surgery on…
Belgium has announced that its government will fund gender-affirming surgery through its public health system, treating trans healthcare as a…