Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes

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14. And this is from Trans Care at the University of California, San Francisco.

They also recognize the distinction between social transitioning and medical transitioning, and the fact that it is a PERSONAL decision which steps, if any, to take.

https://transcare.ucsf.edu/transition-roadmap

Gender transition is a very private, personal, and individualized process. In general the first step is to explore your gender identity. This can include any combination of internal self-reflection, connecting with community and support groups, or working with a therapist who has expertise in gender identity issues. This process could take anywhere from months to years.

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Social Transition
Presenting in public part- or full-time in your identified gender, may include:
Changing your wardrobe or hair style
Packing (using a penile prosthesis to give a masculine genital contour)
Tucking (placing the testes into the inguinal canal, held in place with tight underwear or a garment called a gaff, to give a feminine genital contour)
Binding (using a tight chest garment to flatten breasts and give a masculine chest contour)
Breast, hip, or buttock prostheses (inserts into clothing or bra to augment breast, hip, or buttock size)
Coming out to spouse, partner(s), children, friends, family, classmates, coworkers, community members
Changing your legal documents to reflect your chosen name, gender identity, and pronoun used

Medical Transition
Hormone therapy
Chest, face, genital, or other gender affirming surgeries
Hair removal (face, body, in some cases genital hair removal if preparing for surgery)
Speech therapy
Fertility preservation (sperm/egg storage)