South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
  • zweieuro@lemmy.world
    14·
    6 months ago

    Someone who knows this please tell me what I am misunderstanding, though this is not related particularly to this article.

    What is “gender affirming care”? When i hear that I am thinking of some racist dad who is forcing their son to go to some camp to get the gay ‘affirmed/corrected’ out of him or something along those lines.

    I feel like I keep misreading the different definitions of what is meant where and why.

    • Catoblepas
      42·
      6 months ago

      Gender affirming care is for transgender people and it covers a lot of things, including but not limited to:

      • Hormones
      • Surgery (includes more than genital surgery, which kids don’t get)
      • Therapy
      • Choosing a new name and pronouns
      • Wearing clothes that match your gender expression
      • Getting a haircut that matches your gender expression
      • General support for exploring your gender and gender expression

      What you’re thinking of is called conversion therapy.