What is transmedicalism and why is it harmful?

There are plenty of held beliefs surrounding being trans and what identifying as transgender really means, but none are as so fundamentally controversial as transmedicalism.

Over the past few years, with the sudden shift of mainstream media outlets covering trans people more closely, the term has risen in popularity.

Its usage as a justification for why certain people within the community shouldn’t be defined as trans – especially non-binary and gender-non-conforming individuals – has made it rightfully criticised as gatekeeping or even a form of bigotry. But the term is so broadly defined that it can often be difficult to fully know what transmedicalism is or looks like, which makes it equally difficult to mitigate.

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