gender confirmation surgery
noun
variants
or less commonly gender-confirming surgery
plural gender confirmation surgeries also gender-confirming surgeries
: any of several surgical procedures that a transgender or nonbinary (see nonbinary sense c) person may choose to undergo in order to obtain physical characteristics that align with their gender identity : gender-affirming surgery
A new study has confirmed what others before it have found: Gender confirmation surgery improves the quality of life of most who choose to undergo it.—
Jeff Taylor
Jeff TaylorGender confirmation surgeries for trans men and trans women, respectively, differ in scope and kind, giving patients a range of medical options to define transitioning on their own terms.—Lydia Dishman
Lydia DishmanThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) does not require gender-confirming surgery or legal recognition of a player's transitioned sex in order for transgender athletes to participate on a team that matches their identity …—Lauren Giaella
—abbreviation GCS
Lauren GiaellaExamples of gender confirmation surgery in a Sentence
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This powerful drug lord, who’s already been taking hormone treatments for two years, wants to have gender confirmation surgery.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Trans representation on television has come a long way since Rebecca Romijn played Alexis Meade, the scheming sister of Mode magazine Editor in Chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) who faked her own death to undergo gender confirmation surgery on Ugly Betty.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 July 2023
And in 2022, Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, introduced legislation to bar doctors from performing gender confirmation surgery for anyone under 18.
—Nathaniel Rosenberg, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
As fans may remember, Romijn's character was the sister of Mode magazine Editor in Chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) who eventually faked her own death to receive gender confirmation surgery.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
Allen declined to comment on the Dane County resolution but said his desire to ban gender confirmation surgery for minors is an effort to protect youth.
—Nathaniel Rosenberg, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
The bill will also ban gender confirmation surgeries.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
Simonaire offered another amendment that would amend the bill’s language to clarify that a right to reproductive freedom would not include the ability for minors to undergo gender confirmation surgery without consent from their parents.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Trans representation on television has come a long way since Rebecca Romijn played Alexis Meade, the scheming sister of Mode magazine Editor in Chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) who faked her own death to undergo gender confirmation surgery on Ugly Betty.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 July 2023
And in 2022, Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, introduced legislation to bar doctors from performing gender confirmation surgery for anyone under 18.
—Nathaniel Rosenberg, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
As fans may remember, Romijn's character was the sister of Mode magazine Editor in Chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) who eventually faked her own death to receive gender confirmation surgery.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
Allen declined to comment on the Dane County resolution but said his desire to ban gender confirmation surgery for minors is an effort to protect youth.
—Nathaniel Rosenberg, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
The bill will also ban gender confirmation surgeries.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
Simonaire offered another amendment that would amend the bill’s language to clarify that a right to reproductive freedom would not include the ability for minors to undergo gender confirmation surgery without consent from their parents.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2023
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gender confirmation surgery
noun
variants
also gender-confirming surgery
plural gender confirmation surgeries also gender-confirming surgeries
: any of several surgical procedures that a transgender or nonbinary person may choose to undergo in order to obtain physical characteristics that align with their gender identity : gender-affirming surgery
The overarching goal of gender confirmation surgery is to treat the incongruence of the biologic phenotype and the individual's perceived gender identity.—Jens U. Berli et al., International Journal of Transgenderism
Jens U. Berli et al., International Journal of Transgenderism- — abbreviation GCS
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