Gender Affirmation in India: The Current State of Knowledge, Management, Legal, and Legislative Situation
April 2022
in “
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
”
TLDR India is seeing more cases of gender incongruence and changes in how it's understood and managed legally and medically.
The document discusses the significant changes in demographics, understanding, management, laws, and legislations in the field of gender incongruence (GI) in India. The authors, who have been performing gender affirmative surgeries (GAS) for 27 years, report a significant rise in the prevalence of GI, mirroring trends in large volume Gender identity clinics in India and worldwide. The paper aims to equip medical professionals with the current state of knowledge in the field of GI to better manage these patients.
