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 ...

In an already small market, companies that sell chest binders aren't going to let threats from Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration stop them from serving their LGBTQ+ customers. The FDA sent ...

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 ...

Binding is about loving the way you look and feel, but finding an approach that works for you is a series of balancing acts: between compression and comfort, between the full-coverage of your favorite ...

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Tilke Wouters came out as nonbinary six years ago, but growing up in a conservative family in Belgium, it was hard to put a name to their feelings. “I always knew that I was annoyed about my breasts ...

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 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 ...

A group that provides free “chest binders” to young people who are transitioning claims it can’t keep up with demand for the controversial breast-flattening garments. Chest binders have recently made ...

Which chest binder is best? Whether you’re new to chest binding or an old hand at it, finding the right binder is important. Regardless of your reasons for needing it, you want to feel comfortable in ...