Tilke Wouters came out as nonbinary six years ago, but growing up in a conservative family in Belgium, it was hard to put a name to their feelings. “I always knew that I was annoyed about my breasts ...

Binding is a hugely important part of transgender healthcare. Compressing one’s chest to reduce or eliminate the visible appearance of breasts is vital to combat gender dysphoria and often to maintain ...

Kobabe (e/eir/em) is author of the award-winning and bestselling memoir Gender Queer, the most challenged book in America for the last three years. Peitzmeier Ph.D., MSPH (she/her) is a social ...

Binding is about loving the way you look and feel, but finding an approach that works for you is a series of balancing acts: between compression and comfort, between the full-coverage of your favorite ...

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A group that provides free “chest binders” to young people who are transitioning claims it can’t keep up with demand for the controversial breast-flattening garments. Chest binders have recently made ...

A school district in New Mexico was given a $10,000 grant to spend on a “transgender closet” but instead spent the vast majority on “chest binders,” according to a public records request. Las Cruces ...

Following the announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of new rules that would end gender-affirming care for minors, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) threatened ...