Gender Affirmation:

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Gender affirmation is living as one’s authentic gender, rather than what may have been presumed at birth (also see Transitioning):

  • Social affirmation is using one’s chosen name/pronouns, coming out, appearance
  • Medical affirmation—hormone therapy helps develop secondary sex characteristics aligned with gender identity, reducing depression, suicidal thoughts/attempts in trans/nonbinary youth.
  • Medical affirmation—surgery, includingtop and/or bottom surgery (reshaping/ transforming chest, breast tissue, genitals), facial feminization surgery.
  • Legal affirmation islegal actions to support one’s gender identity.
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