Gender-affirming care for transgender individuals, particularly children and teenagers, has sparked debate in American society and is a focal point in the case of US v. Skrmetti. But what exactly does this type of care entail?
Gender-affirming care involves a comprehensive approach that incorporates medically necessary and evidence-based practices to assist individuals in transitioning from their assigned gender to their affirmed gender. The assigned gender is determined by clinicians at birth primarily based on physical characteristics, while the affirmed gender is the gender with which the individual identifies.
