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gender-affirming

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/

gender-affirming adjective: inducing a change in the physical gender characteristics, whether surgically, pharmaceutically, or otherwise, typically of a transgender or intersex person.

Adjective

gender-affirming (not comparable)

  1. (especially transgender) Inducing a change in the physical gender characteristics, whether surgically, pharmaceutically, or otherwise, typically of a transgender or intersex person.
    • Transgender youth in North Carolina would have to wait until they turn 18 to receive gender-affirming surgeries under a bill approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state House.2023 May 3, “North Carolina House OKs Ban on Transgender Youth Surgeries”, in U.S. News & World Report, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2024
    • We stress that reconstructive breast surgeries and testicular implants are gender-affirming interventions—rather than interventions provided through a generic form of respect for persons—because gender is a morally significant, social category that shapes how individuals regard themselves and...2023 June 7, “Gender-Affirming Care for Cisgender People”, in Hastings Center Report, →DOI

Words formed from gender-affirming

Phrases with gender-affirming

Questions about gender-affirming

What does gender-affirming mean?
Gender-affirming means inducing a change in the physical gender characteristics, whether surgically, pharmaceutically, or otherwise, typically of a transgender or intersex person.
What part of speech is gender-affirming?
Gender-affirming is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gender-affirming?
Gender-affirming is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/ (US).

Words near gender-affirming in the dictionary

  1. gender theory
  2. gender transition
  3. gender transitions
  4. gender vague
  5. gender-affected
  6. gender-affirming
  7. gender-affirming surgeries
  8. gender-affirming surgery
  9. gender-baiting
  10. gender-balanced
  11. gender-bender

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