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June is Pride Month! Individuals have been using various practices for decades to express gender identity. It’s only in recent decades that gender affirming surgery is a possibility. The pelvis is intricately involved with gender affirming surgery which was discussed in a past blog. Pelvic health physical therapists are critical before and after these surgeries,…
This relatively new holiday was chosen because it is exactly between International Men’s Day and International Women’s Day. Despite non-binary people being celebrated historically in many cultures for centuries, the first International Non-Binary Peoples Day was only in 2012. This year it is celebrated on July 14th. What is Non-Binary? Gender identity continues to evolve,…
Why do pronouns matter? People frequently tend to refer to us by using pronouns when speaking about or to someone. Pronouns are basically how we identify ourselves apart from our name. If you really think about it, It’s how you are referred to within a conversation. Gender is usually implied within a pronoun – but…
Language has become one of the most important ways to feel powerful while affirming one’s identity. It can also help an individual feel confident by sharing their true and authentic self with others. It can also be a great way to connect with others who may share their identity. Language within the LGBTQ community is…
A few blog posts ago, we spoke about the different types of gender affirming surgeries and how physical therapy can help. This blog post is going to go over the different types of techniques that can be performed either pre-surgically or if one does not want to have surgery at all. Tucking A technique transwomen…