"If lip filler is gender affirming care, then so is a haircut,"
"If everything is gender affirming care, then nothing is."
"And telling me the procedures I fought for in my transition are the same as a cis woman getting lip filler, is frankly, insulting."
"Gender dysphoria is a deeply psychologically damaging experience that affects how one is able to move through the world..."
Gender-affirming care constitutes medically necessary interventions that address the deep psychological distress of gender dysphoria and can be life-saving. Cosmetic procedures such as lip filler, haircuts, nose jobs, or hair plugs typically stem from aesthetic preference rather than the experience of incongruence between gender identity and body. Conflating elective cosmetic treatments with gender-affirming care dilutes the definition of necessary medical care and risks undermining access to essential treatments. Clear distinctions between aesthetic procedures and medically necessary gender-affirming interventions are crucial to protect trans patients’ health and rights.
Read at LGBTQ Nation
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