gender-affirming

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gender-affirming

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/ US

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not comparable 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.

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@misc{gender_affirming_2026,
  title = {gender-affirming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gender-affirming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}