Chest binding, or wearing anything to flatten the chest in order to appear masculine or androgynous, is one of many ways that transmasculine and nonbinary people can affirm their gender identity and ...

Frances Reed became an expert in healthy chest binding practices so no one else would have to endure what they did to feel like themselves. The following is an excerpt from “Healthy Chest Binding for ...

A Missouri school district was advised by experts at St. Louis Children's Hospital to avoid requiring staff to disclose the chest-binding practices of students to parents. A student counselor at ...

Binding is a hugely important part of transgender healthcare. Compressing one’s chest to reduce or eliminate the visible appearance of breasts is vital to combat gender dysphoria and often to maintain ...

For people who identify as transgender or gender-nonconforming and were assigned female at birth, binding can be essential to appearing more masculine — or simply feeling more comfortable in their own ...

Children as young as 14 can get a free “chest binder” — a controversial undergarment meant to flatten breasts for teens who want to transition genders — sent to them without their parents’ consent, ...