Mika Kauffman
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Non-Gender Euphoria
My insurance denied me coverage for my top surgery, twice. That didn’t stop me from having it. Top surgery [for some] is a medical necessity. Doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, LGBT resource and community centers, the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), and most insurance companies agree. There’s plenty of scientific studies on the effectiveness of undergoing a gender-affirmation treatment, including hormone replacement therapy and surgery. An analysis conducted by researchers at the What We Know Project (WWKP), and initiative of Cornell University’s Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI), reviewed more than 25 years of scholarship on transgender health: “Among researchers who have studied gender transition, there is little doubt that it improves the well-being of transgender people, often markedly,” said Nathaniel Frank, director of WWKP and co-lead of the study. “A consensus like this is rare in social science.” The positive outcomes of transitioning and related medical treatments improves the quality of life of trans people, producing higher self-esteem and confidence, and reducing anxiety, depression, and suicidal tendencies.
By Mika Kauffman5 years ago in Humans