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 ...

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 flattens your chest to create a masculine or non-binary appearance. Since breasts are seen as a traditionally feminine characteristic, chest binding can help individuals alleviate gender ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Months after The Crown actress Emma Corrin seemingly came out as "queer" in a succinct Instagram post, the star known for her portrayal of Princess Diana has now shared details about wearing a chest ...

For many transgender men and gender nonconforming individuals, chest binding can be an essential part of getting dressed in the morning. Whether for personal preferences, body dysphoria, or a sheer ...

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 ...

Kobabe (e/eir/em) is author of the award-winning and bestselling memoir Gender Queer, the most challenged book in America for the last three years. Peitzmeier Ph.D., MSPH (she/her) is a social ...