Medicare pays for several gender affirmation treatments when medically necessary. Different parts of Medicare cover different elements of gender affirmation. Gender affirmation is a series of ...

A new study from the Trevor project, based on texting 9,000 transgender and nonbinary kids, concluded that they need one thing the most to have better mental health: gender affirmation and validation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will not move forward with covering gender-affirmation surgery for transgender veterans while it studies the effects of a sweeping law that expanded VA eligibility ...

California courts’ child custody decisions must consider whether a parent affirms a child’s “gender identity or gender expression,” under a bill the California Legislature approved Friday. The ...

Missouri has banned medical gender-affirming care for youth and some adults since 2023. But other forms of gender-affirming care is happening in the state — including haircuts, facial waxing and ...

DENVER — When it comes to gender affirmation surgery, one woman helps train surgeons all around the world on the proper care and procedures. Work that wouldn't be possible without her time spent ...

Protesters chant as they are heard in the legislative chamber during a final reading on a bill that combined a 12-week abortion ban with a measure to restrict gender-affirming care for people under 19 ...

A California bill would require judges hearing custody disputes to consider whether parents affirm their child’s gender identity, a move that legal experts say could disadvantage parents with ...

California courts’ child-custody decisions must consider whether a parent affirms a child’s “gender identity or gender expression,” under a bill the California Legislature approved Friday. The ...