Psychosurgery, a Predecessor to ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

From “life-saving medicine” to medicalized dehumanization

Oct 11, 2023

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Collage by Donovan Cleckley, Images from *Illustrated* (February 8, 1947), *Tempo* (July 25, 1949), and *The New York Times* (September 30, 1973)

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