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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A group that provides free “chest binders” to young people who are transitioning claims it can’t keep up with demand for the controversial breast-flattening garments. Chest binders have recently made ...
The LGBTQ center at Binghamton State University of New York recently hosted a closed-door "TransTape" chest binding event, instructing women how to bind their breasts. "We’re excited to announce we ...
Binding your chest can be a way to manage gender dysphoria, feel more comfortable in your skin, or stay safer in an increasingly transphobic world. For those unfamiliar, binding refers to flattening ...