"Gender-affirming care" is a misleading euphemism. It should be called "sex-masking treatment," because "gender" is ambiguous, whether it is actually "affirming" is dependent on what gender really means, and the treatment for many recipients proves to be the opposite of care; it makes things worse rather than better. "Sex-masking treatme…
"Gender-affirming care" is a misleading euphemism. It should be called "sex-masking treatment," because "gender" is ambiguous, whether it is actually "affirming" is dependent on what gender really means, and the treatment for many recipients proves to be the opposite of care; it makes things worse rather than better. "Sex-masking treatment" accurately reflects that the intention is to hide a person's actual sex.
"Gender-affirming care" is a misleading euphemism. It should be called "sex-masking treatment," because "gender" is ambiguous, whether it is actually "affirming" is dependent on what gender really means, and the treatment for many recipients proves to be the opposite of care; it makes things worse rather than better. "Sex-masking treatment" accurately reflects that the intention is to hide a person's actual sex.