Ezra Michel got top surgery in 2017 and had to petition Medi-Cal five times to get a revision covered. ‘I felt like I could breathe for the first time.’Photograph: Ricardo Nagaoka/The Guardian For ...

As gender-affirming care has become more normalized over the past several decades, top surgery has become increasingly accessible to broader segments of the population. But thanks to both the ...

For patients who receive gender-affirming surgery, the experience can feel like a rebirth. “I decided that the old me would die on the table and then the new me would come up from it,” said Wendy ...

In August, the Missouri Department of Revenue updated the process for gender marker changes on a state ID – now requiring proof of gender affirming surgery or a court order. Amariah Hardwick is a ...

Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Owen Dempsey from Quest Healing House, a post-op recovery home by and for transmasculine people. We're sorry, but something went ...

Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.

I offer gender dysphoria assessments and same-day letters for transgender surgery—top surgery, bottom surgery, and facial feminization. I work with clients in Boston, Springfield, and all over ...

If you or someone you love is experiencing a crisis, call or text 9-8-8 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. He's 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a ...

Lurie’s decision came after President Trump threatened to cut federal funding. Some families worry other gender-affirming care will cease. He’s been on this journey for four years. Once a week, the 17 ...

The Biden administration is poised to leave office without fulfilling one of its earliest promises: providing surgery to transgender veterans. In June 2021, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough ...