The most important thing about gender-affirming care is that it saves lives.
If someone you know is transitioning it is probably not “just a phase” and is certainly not a “trend” (22). Not being able to be your true self can cause intense and genuine distress which can lead to life-threatening conditions.
Gender-affirming care does not aim to change who the person truly is, but on the contrary to help them reach their full potential.
Swipe through to learn how gender-affirming care can look different for everyone.
Resources
- Rainbow Health Ontario – 2SLGBTQIA+ health information, service provider directory, training, research and policy services.
- Family In Transition Guidebook – A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth | Rainbow Health Ontario
- Gender Creative Kids – Canadian resources for supporting gender independent children and youth.
- Trans Parent Canada – Resources for parents of transgender children.
- PFLAG Canada – Resources for families of 2SLGBTQ children.
- Trans Lifeline – Offers direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
- Kids Help Phone
- Phone: 1-800-668-6868
- LGBT Youthline
- Phone: 1-800-268-9688
- Gender and identity: Support and resources | Teens, About Kids Health
- In Québec, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community can call or text Interligne (1 888 505-1010) or Info-Social (811) anytime to get some support.
Sources
- What is Gender Dysphoria? | Psychiatry.org
- Gender dysphoria – Symptoms and causes | Mayo Clinic
- Gender affirming options for gender independent children and adolescents | Rainbow Health Ontario
- Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis | Psychiatry.org
- What is gender-affirming care? Your questions answered | AAMC | April 2022
- Gender-Affirming Medical Care | The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba | March 2023
- Gender-Affirming Care and Young People | Office of Population Affairs
- Gender Affirmation: Do I Need Surgery? | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Gender-affirming Care Saves Lives | Columbia University Department of Psychiatry | March 2022
- Gender Affirmation Nonsurgical Services | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth | Mayo Clinic
- An affirming approach to caring for transgender and gender-diverse youth | Canadian Paediatric Society | June 2023
- Everything You Need to Know About Gender Affirming Care | Healthline | May 2022
- Gender Affirmation Surgeries | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Top Surgery (Chest Feminization or Chest Masculinization) | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Phalloplasty for Gender Affirmation | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Phalloplasty and metoidioplasty – overview and postoperative considerations | UCSF – Gender Affirming Health Program | June 2016
- Vaginoplasty for Gender Affirmation | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Vaginoplasty procedures, complications and aftercare | UCSF – Gender Affirming Health Program | June 2016
- Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) | Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Standards of Care | World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) | Version 8 – 2022
- Debunking the Myths About Gender-Affirming Care | National Association of Social Workers
- Busting Myths About Gender-Affirming Medical Care | ACLU of North Dakota | April 2023
- Puberty blockers for transgender and gender diverse youth-a critical review of the literature | Child and Adolescent Mental Health | December 2020
- Access to gender-affirming hormones during adolescence and mental health outcomes among transgender adults | PLOS ONE | January 2022
- Masculinizing hormone therapy | Mayo Clinic
- Feminizing hormone therapy | Mayo Clinic
- How common is transgender treatment regret, detransitioning?. | CTV News | March 2023
- Regret after Gender-affirmation Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | March 2021
- New Study Confirms Extremely Low Regret Rates for Gender-Affirming Surgery | Gender | February 2023
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