Trans activism collections
A place to put lists that I always want to look for but that I don't bookmark, and that the internet never has up-to-date.
Trans vs. non-trans treatment/surgery regret rates
This section provides peer-reviewed scientific sources for regret rates for various trans-related treatments/surgeries and treatments/surgeries that are not related to transition. Note that several gender-affirming treatments/surgeries are primarily performed on cisgender people, and on cis women in particular.
TL;DR: The only procedure that is really close in terms of the extremely low regret rate for gender-affirming surgeries in trans people is double mastectomy in cis women who have the genetic marker for breast cancer (45-90% limetime risk of breast cancer[1]).
I've made the rows about trans people pink to make them easy to find. The table is sorted with low regret rates at the top and high regret rates at the bottom.
Treatment | Regret rate (sorted by regret ascending) | Source |
---|---|---|
Any kind of gender affirmation surgery for trans people | <1% (transmasc), 1% (transfem) | Source |
Double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer in genetically-prone cis women | 0% regret, but 3.6% would definitely not make the same decision again | Source |
Hysterectomy in cis women for menorrhagia, fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic pain | 2.8% | Source |
Vasectomy | 6% | Source |
Breast implants in cisgender women | <10% regret, 6% want implants removed | Source |
Elective plastic surgery in adolescence | Varies by procedure but around 10% seems common | Source |
Regret of having children | Varies by study, but usually in the 10-20% range | Source |
Hysterectomy in cis women for endometriosis | 16.3% had "some level of regret" | Source |
Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy | 19.5% moderate to strong regret | Source |
Back surgery | 21% in older adults | Source |
Knee surgery | 22% total regret, 2.9% even without complications | Source |
Using hormones to limit the adult height of tall girls | 42.1% | Source |
Also in a Dutch study 98%[2] of those who received gender affirmative care as kids continued to use hormones as adults.
Countries that have self-declaration of legal gender
Years are when the decision was declared, not necessarily when the law came into effect.
Countries that legally recognise genders other than male and female
- Argentina (2019)[16]
- Austria (2018)[17]
- Australia (2003)[18]
- Bangladesh (2013)[19]
- Canada[20]
- Colombia (2023)[25]
- Denmark (2014)[26]
- Iceland (2020)[28]
- India (2009)[29]
- Malta (2017)[30]
- Nepal (2007)[31]
- Netherlands (2018)[32]
- New Zealand (2012)[33]
- Pakistan (2018)[34]
- South Africa (2021)[35]
- Taiwan (2020)[36]
- Uruguay (2018)[15]
- USA
- Arkansas (2010)[37]
- California (2017)[38]
- Colorado (2018)[39]
- Maine (2018)[40]
- Minnesota (2018)[41]
- New York City (2019)[42]
- This article says Ohio have issued a "hermaphrodite" birth certificate but I can't find a source.
- Oregon (2017)[43]
- Utah (2017)[44]
- Washington (state) (2018)[45]
- Washington DC (city) (2018)[46]
See also
References
- ↑ "Women who have a BRCA1 gene mutation have a 60-90% lifetime risk and women who have a BRCA2 gene mutation have a 45–85% lifetime risk." From A beginner’s guide to BRCA1 and BRCA2 by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 2016.
- ↑ Continuation of gender-affirming hormones in transgender people starting puberty suppression in adolescence: a cohort study in the Netherlands, Oct 2022
- ↑ Transgender Advocates Hail Law Easing Rules in Argentina, New York Times, 24 May 2012.
- ↑ New legal gender recognition legislation approved by Belgium!, ILGA Europe, 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Colombia’s new gender recognition law doesn’t require surgery, Pink News, 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Denmark Passes Groundbreaking Gender 'Self-Determination' Law, Advocate, 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Court rules non-binary person can be X, without providing expert opinion, DutchNews.nl, 23 December 2021.
- ↑ Finland Improves Trans Rights Allowing Gender Self-Declaration, Bloomberg [archive link], 1 February 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gender identity law passes in German parliament, DW.com, 12 April 2024.
- ↑ New Zealand unanimously passes gender self-ID law in historic move for trans rights, Pink News, 9 December 2021.
- ↑ Norway becomes fourth country in Europe to introduce model of self-determination, ILGA Europe, 6 June 2016.
- ↑ Portugal passes law to let trans people self-identify their legal gender, Pink News, 13 April 2018.
- ↑ 'A monumental change': how Ireland transformed transgender rights, The Guardian, 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Switzerland to allow people to legally change gender through self-identification from 2022, Independent, 26 December 2021.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Trans people in Uruguay can now self-identify their gender, without surgery, Gay Star News, 19 October 2018.
- ↑ Ni femenino ni masculino: su documento dirá “femineidad travesti”, Clarín, 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Austria now has a non-binary gender option, NewsMavens, 9 July 2018.
- ↑ X Marks the Spot for Intersex Alex, Western Australia newspaper, 11 January 2003.
- ↑ Bangladesh gives voting rights to hijra community, Pink News, 29 April 2019.
- ↑ Modernizing the Government of Canada's sex and gender information practices, official website for Government of Canada, retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ British Columbia introduces non-binary gender markers on government ID., Morgane Oger Foundation, 2 November 2018.
- ↑ News Release: GNWT Introduces Changes to the Vital Statistics Act, Government of Northwest Territories, 28 July 2017.
- ↑ Nova Scotia To Offer Gender-Neutral Option On Birth Certificates, HuffPost, 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Gender on Health Cards and Driver's Licences, Newsroom, 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Colombia adds non-binary gender option on passports, Inquirer.net, 25 August 2023.
- ↑ Denmark: X in Passports and New Trans Law Works, TGEU, 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Germany introduces third gender option for official records, Independent, 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Gender Autonomy Act Applauded, Iceland Monitor, 21 June 2019.
- ↑ Here’s what the world could learn from India’s third gender acceptance, Matador Network, 19 May 2017.
- ↑ Malta Becomes Latest Country to Allow Non-Binary Option on Passports, Into, 6 September 2017.
- ↑ Nepal’s Third Gender and the Recognition of Gender Identity, HuffPost, 2 February 2016.
- ↑ NETHERLANDS ISSUES GENDER NEUTRAL PASSPORT FOR FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, Independent, 19 October 2018.
- ↑ X marks the spot on passport for transgender travellers, New Zealand Herald, 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Pakistan Passes Historic Transgender Rights Bill, NPR, 9 May 2018.
- ↑ [South African] Government’s proposal to amend laws to include third gender welcomed, IOL, 10 January 2021.
- ↑ New national ID card will recognize trans as a third gender in Taiwan, Gay Star News, 22 November 2018.
- ↑ Arkansas — Yes, Arkansas — Quietly Begins Issuing Gender-Neutral IDs to Non-Binary People, Into, 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Californians Will Soon Have Nonbinary as a Gender Option on Birth Certificates, New York Times, 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Colorado becomes fifth state to allow ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s licenses, Boulder Weekly, 15 November 2018.
- ↑ Maine begins putting ‘non-binary’ on driver’s licenses for those not ‘F’ or ‘M’, Portland Press Herald, 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Minnesota Quietly Began Issuing Nonbinary Driver’s Licenses This Week, them., 4 October 2018.
- ↑ New York City Begins Offering Nonbinary Gender Option On Birth Certificates, HuffPost, 3 January 2019.
- ↑ Oregon becomes first state to add gender-neutral option on driver’s licenses, PBS, 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Utah among growing number of states issuing gender-neutral IDs, NBC News, 18 March 2019.
- ↑ "X" : WA's Recognition of a Third Gender Marker Isn't the Only Change Worth Celebrating, Lavender Rights Project, 14 June 2018.
- ↑ D.C. Council Unanimously Passes Bill Requiring Non-binary Gender Option on IDs, MetroWeekly, 20 September 2018.