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Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law

  • Written by Sarah Barringer, Ph.D. Candidate in English, University of Iowa
Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and lawThe Lady and the Unicorn: Sight.Unknown/Musée de Cluny, Paris via Didier Descouens/Wikimedia Commons

Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition, trans people will vanish.

As of 2024, 26 U.S. states have banned gender-affirming care for young people. Less than a month into...

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