And women who get breast implants after receiving a double mastectomy are simply restoring their body back to what it was, neither affirming or changing but rather ‘restoring’ the appearance. The category of operations received is still called gender affirming.

Anything that is manipulating the body more in line with the perceived gender is called gender affirming care.

And it doesn’t even need to be surgeries. Men with low T receiving testosterone shots is a form of gender affirming care.

And yes, I read the article.