gender-affirming care

American

[jen-der uh-fur-ming kair] / ˈdʒɛn dər əˈfɜr mɪŋ ˈkɛər /

noun

medical, social, and psychological approaches and therapies that aim to affirm a transgender patient's identity or align their physical characteristics more closely with their gender: Many transgender Americans struggle to access gender-affirming care in their own city.

The research team included experts in endocrinology, urology, and gender-affirming care.
Many transgender Americans struggle to access gender-affirming care in their own city.

Etymology

Origin of gender-affirming care

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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According to the attorneys for the families who sued, the settlement protects the records of their clients but also all of the clinic’s other gender-affirming care patients.

From Los Angeles Times

“Gender-affirming care saved my life at 16. Please do not take this vital care away from other young people like me,” Aaron Demlow pleaded.

From Salon

The term “gender-affirming care” can refer to therapy, hormone blockers or surgical procedures.

From Los Angeles Times

The human rights office urges U.N. member states to provide gender-affirming care and says the organization has “affirmed the right of trans persons to legal recognition of their gender identity and a change of gender in official documents, including birth certificates.”

From Salon

Mainstream U.S. medical associations have supported gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria for years.

From Los Angeles Times

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