Transgender and gender nonbinary people may experience gender dysphoria when they compare how they present themselves with their gender identity. Chest binding has become a popular practice to make a ...

Chest binding is arguably one of the easiest, cheapest, and least permanently-body-affecting ways for assigned female at birth (AFAB), transgender, or gender nonconforming people to express their ...

Binding, also known as chest or breast binding, is the process of compressing or reducing chest tissue. Binding aims to make a person’s chest look flatter. Binders are safe to use as long as they fit ...

Chest binding enables many people to express themselves more authentically, allowing for an increased sense of gender or body congruence and confidence in one’s appearance. These benefits can support ...

Chest binding flattens your chest to create a masculine or non-binary appearance. Since breasts are seen as a traditionally feminine characteristic, chest binding can help individuals alleviate gender ...

People who use binders report symptoms like back and chest pain, overheating and shortness of breath. By Amy Sohn It used to be that when a 13-year-old wanted a binder for school, it meant a trip to ...

As a nonbinary transgender person who was assigned female at birth (AFAB), I’m often asked the same question each time I talk about my gender dysphoria or the fact that I do not want gender ...