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Gender transition is the process of affirming and expressing one's internal sense of gender, rather than the gender assigned to them at birth.It is the recommended course of treatment for individuals struggling with gender dysphoria, providing improved mental health outcomes in the majority of people.
Only 5% of detransitioners (or 0.4% of total respondents) reported doing so because gender transition was "not for them"; 82% cited external reason(s), including pressure from others, the difficulties of transition, and discrimination. "The most common reason cited for de-transitioning was pressure from a parent (36%)." [150] [151] [78]
Social transition may include adopting a new name, hairstyle, clothing style, and/or set of pronouns associated with the individual's affirmed gender identity. [2] A major component of medical transition for trans women is feminizing hormone therapy , which causes the development of female secondary sex characteristics ( breasts ...
Transitional age youth (alternatively: TAY, Transition Aged Youth, Transition-Age Youth, Transitional Age Youth, Transitioning Youth, Transitional Youth, and Youth in Transition) can reference both a developmental period and be a descriptor regarding eligibility for certain services. While there are variations in definitions, the age ranges do ...
A trans man (short for transgender man) is a man who was assigned female at birth.Trans men have a male gender identity, and many trans men undergo medical and social transition to alter their appearance in a way that aligns with their gender identity or alleviates gender dysphoria.
Transgender youth have found greater success and emotional stability when parents take on a supportive role rather than a controlling and dismissive stance. Troubleshooting problems during the transition as they arise, rather than pushing views on the child and dictating their process, has allowed for healthier transitions.
Transitioning postpartum has not only been a way of choosing myself, but showing up authentically makes me the parent my son needs. Read the original article on Business Insider.
In Obergefell v.Hodges, the Court ruled that people have a right to marry without regard to sex.While this is commonly understood as a ruling allowing same-sex marriage, it also meant that a person's sex, whether assigned at birth or recognized following transitioning, cannot be used to determine their eligibility to marry.