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What do we mean when we use the term gender-affirming care?
Gender-affirming care refers to emotional, mental and physical health care that supports the whole person, including their gender. Gender-affirming care respects who a person is and how they want to be referred to. It provides the support, care and information they need to live authentically.
While creating this resource, we received advice from young people who told us that a larger circle of voices is needed to clarify facts about gender-affirming care and gender diversity. That is why we bring our voices and experience here to you on this website.
On our website, you can:
Hear voices and stories of people with direct experience from many backgrounds.
Check out research-based resources on key topics created by researchers.
Learn about misinformation; how misinformation impacts youth, their families and care providers; and how to spot and deal with misinformation.
Share your support with our downloadable resources
These resources were created by experts from across Canada, including:
- Indigenous knowledge keepers and Elders who shared their teachings with the project
- Trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary people, as well as their families and loved ones, who are speaking from their own experiences
- Researchers from the Vancouver School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, who reviewed published research and created learning resources
- Medical and other care providers with experience providing gender-affirming care to young people
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