gender-affirming care
[ jen-deruh-fur-ming kair ]
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: 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.
Origin of gender-affirming care
1First recorded in 2005–10
Words Nearby gender-affirming care
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