Medical Interventions for Gender Transition
The idea that biological sex is fixed at birth and immutable is false. Sex characteristics can vary greatly from person to person and change throughout...
Does the physician's power to validate or deny transition undermine the ethics of autonomy? This question is important because it addresses whether medical professionals have the right to control...
Access to hormone therapy is essential for individuals who identify as transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, or intersex, but there are various challenges that prevent them from receiving it,...
The historical development of transgender identity can be traced back to ancient cultures where people were able to cross-dress and live in the gender role they identified with.
The concept of...
Transgender Identities
The term "transgender" refers to individuals who do not identify with the gender assigned at birth based on their physical characteristics. Historically, these individuals...
Medical Understanding of Transgender Identities
Medical knowledge about gender and sexuality have changed dramatically since ancient Greece. Hippocrates believed that male was superior to female,...
Moral boundaries exist in the medicalization of gender diversity because it involves issues related to identity, social norms, psychology, human rights, ethics, privacy, and power dynamics. It also...
Transgender identities have always been part of human experience, but the way they are understood and treated in medical settings has changed dramatically over time. Historically, people who...
The purpose of this article is to explore how cultural and legal frameworks shape the availability and regulation of hormone therapy around the world. Hormone therapy has become an increasingly...
The following article will explore the concept of pain and its relationship to gender identity. Specifically, it will discuss how physical, psychological, and existential pain can influence the...