An abundance of plastic surgery is not a net good. But discussions over its morality would be better off viewing it less as unfettered desire and more as self-determination.

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

I offer gender dysphoria assessments and same-day letters for transgender surgery—top surgery, bottom surgery, and facial feminization. I work with clients in Boston, Springfield, and all over ...

For patients who receive gender-affirming surgery, the experience can feel like a rebirth. “I decided that the old me would die on the table and then the new me would come up from it,” said Wendy ...

There’s a growing pushback against the practice of transgender surgery on minors at the state level. And it now appears Supreme Court justices are also questioning state-level efforts to silence ...

Adults who undergo transgender surgery are at significantly higher risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorders than adults who do not undergo transgender surgery.