Unlike many other LGBTQ identities, trans culture often (though not always) involves medicalization—hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and surgeries. These are not merely medical procedures; they are cultural rites of passage. The first dose of testosterone for a trans man or the first estrogen pill for a trans woman is celebrated similarly to a birthday or a graduation.
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