Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people
- Written by G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College
Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children.Javier Valenzuela/EyeEm via Getty ImagesIn 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin...
