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gender reassignment

British  

noun

  1. male-to-female or female-to-male transformation involving surgery and hormone treatment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Finnish researchers have done so in a comprehensive new report on the mental-health outcomes for youth who undergo gender reassignment treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

But those who went through with medical gender reassignment didn’t experience the anticipated mental-health improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

It says secondary-school pupils will learn about protected characteristics, such as sexual orientation and gender reassignment.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

The law provides protection against discrimination on the basis of various characteristics, including "sex" and "gender reassignment".

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

But despite earning a modest income, she helped pay for her daughter's gender reassignment, in part by selling some of her jewellery, and cared for her afterwards.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

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