Gender-affirming care is the full spectrum of support that helps transgender and gender diverse people live authentically in their true gender identity. This includes social support like using chosen names and pronouns, legal changes such as updating identification documents, psychological counseling, and medical interventions ranging from hormone therapy to surgical procedures. Rather than attempting to change someone’s gender identity, this approach affirms and supports it.
Understanding what gender-affirming care actually encompasses matters because the term is often reduced to medical procedures alone, obscuring the reality that most care is non-medical and …
