affirming

af*firm

verb

{bc}{sx|validate||}, {sx|confirm||}

gen*der-af*firm*ing surgery

noun

{bc}any of several surgical procedures that a transgender or nonbinary {dx_def}see {dxt|nonbinary|nonbinary|c}{/dx_def} person may choose to undergo in order to obtain physical characteristics that align with their {d_link|gender identity|gender identity} {bc}{sx|gender confirmation surgery||}

life-affirming

adjective

{bc}indicating that life has value {bc}positive and optimistic