For some transgender people, gender confirmation surgery is an important and affirming part of the transition process. It can help alleviate feelings of dysphoria, align your body with your internal ...

Transitioning "was harder than words could ever describe. It was terrifying. It was expensive. And it was the best thing I have ever done for myself," the author writes. (Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth ...

Sex change surgery, also known as gender confirmation surgery, is a significant step for many transgender women in their journey to align their physical appearance with their gender identity. This ...

An advocacy group for transgender veterans is suing the government over its exclusion of gender-confirmation surgery in veterans’ health benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs covers almost all ...

McDonough announced the move, plans of which were first reported by CNN, at a Pride event at the Orlando Vet Center in Florida on Saturday. “We are taking the first necessary steps to expand VA’s care ...

Two identical twin sisters in Brazil have had double gender confirmation surgery in a medical first. Mayla Rezende and Sofia Albuquerck, who grew up in the small town of Tapira in southwestern Brazil, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough speaks during his ...

Season five started out with Jazz preparing for gender confirmation surgery-but hers was a bit more complicated than others (Jazz hadn't gone through puberty because of hormone blockers, so she didn't ...

Jazz Jennings shared a throwback selfie from the time she had gender confirmation surgery The LGBT rights activist noted in her post that the surgery she had was “life-changing” Jennings also teased ...

A transgender woman serving time in a Texas prison could become the first federal inmate to recieve gender confirmation surgery in custody after a judge ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to evaluate ...