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

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

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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.

Politics

Moms For Liberty founder 'thankful' for Trump's school transgender surgery lie

The former president has repeated a claim that schools are giving gender-affirmation operations to students and sending them home another gender.

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.

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.

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.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Veto Transgender Healthcare Sports Participation Ban

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Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Transgender Health Care and Sports Participation Bans

DeWine's veto is likely to be overridden by the state legislature, as HB68 passed both the state House and Senate with a supermajority.

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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.

gender-affirming top surgery

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

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

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

Here's what these students want you to know.

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.

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

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

Moms For Liberty founder 'thankful' for Trump's school transgender surgery lie

The former president has repeated a claim that schools are giving gender-affirmation operations to students and sending them home another gender.

Some New Hampshire Republicans Seek to Ban Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Trans Youth

Genital surgeries are only rarely performed on minors, but the bill still gets in the way of private medical decisions, opponents say.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Transgender Health Care and Sports Participation Bans

DeWine's veto is likely to be overridden by the state legislature, as HB68 passed both the state House and Senate with a supermajority.

Wyoming Senate Classifies Gender-Affirming Care as 'Child Abuse'

The Senate passed a bill to that effect by a wide margin, and it will now be considered by the House.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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."

Here's what these students want you to know.

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

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.

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

The former president has repeated a claim that schools are giving gender-affirmation operations to students and sending them home another gender.

Genital surgeries are only rarely performed on minors, but the bill still gets in the way of private medical decisions, opponents say.

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

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

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

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

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

DeWine's veto is likely to be overridden by the state legislature, as HB68 passed both the state House and Senate with a supermajority.

The Senate passed a bill to that effect by a wide margin, and it will now be considered by the House.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.