What gender-affirming care is and how it can be life-saving
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With so much misinformation circulating online about gender-affirming care, CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca took a look at what experts have to say about it.
With so much misinformation circulating online about gender-affirming care, CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca took a look at what experts have to say about it.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith admitted last week that her proposed policies surrounding gender-affirming care are based on speculation and "concern of what will happen" rather than current evidence.
Angelina Wiwczor is a nurse practitioner with the NEO Kids gender diversity clinic at Health Sciences North in Sudbury that works with children and youth up to age 18.
Wiwczor estimates the clinic at the Sudbury hospital has supported more than 200 children, youth and families since it opened about five years ago.
"What gender-affirming care is, supportive care, respectful care for children, youth, adults, who are gender diverse, whose gender identity may not be in line with the gender that they were assigned with at birth," Wiwczor said.
Gender transition is a spectrum and can be unique to each individual.
Some transgender people choose a social transition, only changing their names, pronouns and external appearances to match the gender with which they identify.
