Bella Ramsey says she wore a chest binder 90% of the time while filming 'The Last of Us.' Some trans and nonbinary people bind to appear more typically masculine or androgynous. If not worn properly, ...

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 ...

Tilke Wouters came out as nonbinary six years ago, but growing up in a conservative family in Belgium, it was hard to put a name to their feelings. “I always knew that I was annoyed about my breasts ...

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 ...

A Maine mom has called for an investigation into her 13-year-old daughter’s school after she claims a social worker gave the teen a gender-transitioning device known as a “chest binder” and encouraged ...

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 ...

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Following the announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of new rules that would end gender-affirming care for minors, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) threatened ...

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 ...

Bella Ramsey said that she wore a chest binder for "90 percent" of filming "The Last of Us." The actor previously said that she's nonbinary and "couldn't care less" about pronouns. Ramsey said that ...