Cisgender men who take testosterone therapy are using the same hormone treatment as trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people. Gender-affirming surgery isn’t unique to trans people either — cis and intersex people have safely received the same procedures for decades.
Elon Musk has confirmed getting a hair transplant, calling his hairline “a source of insecurity.” Men’s cosmetic care is a multi-billion-dollar industry. No therapist letter is required.
Bioethicists Schall and Moses have shown this care is less scrutinized and less stigmatized for cis patients than for trans patients receiving the exact same treatment. Meanwhile every major medical association — AMA, AAP, Endocrine Society, 2,000+ studies deep — says gender-affirming care for trans patients is medically necessary.
Gender-affirming care should be available to everyone, trans or cis, without interruption or judgment.
The objection was never medical.
Stop the nonsense.
Sources: T. Schall and J. Moses, “Gender-Affirming Care for Cisgender People,” Hastings Center Report 53, no. 3 (2023): 15–24. GLAAD, “Medical Association Statements in Support of Health Care for Transgender People and Youth.”
