gender reassignment
Changing one's sex
Gender reassignment is the process of changing one's physical sex characteristics to align with one's gender identity, typically through hormone therapy, surgery, or both.
The term appears in legal and medical contexts: gender reassignment surgery, gender reassignment leave.
Some prefer *gender affirmation* or *gender confirmation*, which frame the process as aligning the body with an existing identity rather than changing from one gender to another.
Gender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
pronouns · coming out · self-identification · affirmation · authenticity · LGBTQ+ · agender · bigender
Invasive medical procedure
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
electrolysis · endocrinologist · vaginoplasty · mastectomy · orchiectomy · hysterectomy · voice training · laser hair removal
transgender
Gender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
cisgender · pronouns · coming out · self-identification · affirmation · authenticity · LGBTQ+ · agender · bigender · intersex
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
top surgery · electrolysis · endocrinologist · vaginoplasty · mastectomy · orchiectomy · hysterectomy · voice training · laser hair removal · informed consent
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- acceptanceConsent to receive
stigma · equality · activism · debate · policy · protest · awareness · religion · morality · conservatism
- Medical Tourismdental tourism, travel coordinator, cost savings, waiting lists, cosmetic surgery
gender reassignmentbody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
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