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'Yellowjackets' Star Liv Hewson Shuts Down Critics of Top Surgery

The nonbinary actor said the criticism is "really misogynistic."

Health

Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony'

Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males.

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News

This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages

Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.

News

He voted for Trump. Now he’s worried his trans son will lose gender-affirming care

A Trump voter is worried that his trans son will lose gender-affirming care access.

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Politics

Trump orders NIH to study gender transition ‘regret.’ Here's what we already know about it

Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.

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Health

What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Election

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

gender-affirming top surgery

'Yellowjackets' Star Liv Hewson Shuts Down Critics of Top Surgery

The nonbinary actor said the criticism is "really misogynistic."

Cis men love top surgery—it should be available for all

Opinion: If cisgender men want to keep access to gynecomastia surgery — the most popular plastic surgery for men — it must be protected for all people.

Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony'

Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males.

This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages

Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.

Trans and Nonbinary Students on Their Place at Women's Colleges

Here's what these students want you to know.

Fenway Health stops providing hormones and puberty blockers to trans patients under 19

Officials with the clinic, which has served LGBTQ+ Bostonians since 1971, say they made the move to avoid losing federal funding under the anti-trans Trump administration.

Coauthor of gender-affirming care reviews says they've been misused to justify bans

There is "quite good evidence" that people have benefited from the care, says scientist Gordon Guyatt.

He voted for Trump. Now he’s worried his trans son will lose gender-affirming care

A Trump voter is worried that his trans son will lose gender-affirming care access.

Gender-Affirming Surgeries Have Risen, Likely Due to Better Insurance: Study

Top surgery is more common than genital surgery, the study notes.

More Teens Get Breast Implants Than Trans Top Surgery

Despite a lack of data, anti-trans proponents often center narratives of regret to dissuade gender-affirming health care.

Right-Wingers Harass Vanderbilt U. Hospital Over Gender-Affirming Care

Some politicians in Tennessee are now calling for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in light of a conservative blogger's posts.

Trans 18-year-old sues hospital for last-minute cancellation of gender-affirming surgery

The hospital announced it was no longer providing gender-affirming surgery, but did not explain.

Oklahoma Hospital Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Due to Law

A new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt withholds federal funds from the University of Oklahoma Medical Center unless it ceases providing such care.

Here Are the 21 States Trying to Ban Gender-Affirming Care

Bills seeking to restrict gender-affirming care have been introduced in 21 states so far this year — and in one of those, Utah, a bill has become law.

Ron DeSantis Calls Gender-Affirming Care 'Castration' in Debate

Florida's Republican governor, debating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, also defended the state's "don't say gay" law.

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Reelection in Florida

He's called gender-affirming care "chemical castration."

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Veteran Sues Defense Department Over Daughter's Gender-Affirming Care

As the department's insurance covers gender-affirming surgeries for service members but not dependents, the family claims it violates the Constitution's equal protection clause.

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gender-affirming top surgery

The nonbinary actor said the criticism is "really misogynistic."

Opinion: If cisgender men want to keep access to gynecomastia surgery — the most popular plastic surgery for men — it must be protected for all people.

Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males.

Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.

The independent oversight board found that Meta's content moderation rules around breasts weren't trans and nonbinary-inclusive.

Here's what these students want you to know.

Officials with the clinic, which has served LGBTQ+ Bostonians since 1971, say they made the move to avoid losing federal funding under the anti-trans Trump administration.

There is "quite good evidence" that people have benefited from the care, says scientist Gordon Guyatt.

A Trump voter is worried that his trans son will lose gender-affirming care access.

Top surgery is more common than genital surgery, the study notes.

Despite a lack of data, anti-trans proponents often center narratives of regret to dissuade gender-affirming health care.

Some politicians in Tennessee are now calling for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in light of a conservative blogger's posts.

The hospital announced it was no longer providing gender-affirming surgery, but did not explain.

A new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt withholds federal funds from the University of Oklahoma Medical Center unless it ceases providing such care.

Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.

Bills seeking to restrict gender-affirming care have been introduced in 21 states so far this year — and in one of those, Utah, a bill has become law.

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Florida's Republican governor, debating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, also defended the state's "don't say gay" law.

He's called gender-affirming care "chemical castration."

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

As the department's insurance covers gender-affirming surgeries for service members but not dependents, the family claims it violates the Constitution's equal protection clause.