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 ...

Chest binding enables many people to express themselves more authentically, allowing for an increased sense of gender or body congruence and confidence in one’s appearance. These benefits can support ...

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 ...

Children as young as 14 can get a free “chest binder” — a controversial undergarment meant to flatten breasts for teens who want to transition genders — sent to them without their parents’ consent, ...

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A new line by LGBTQ-owned and operated company GC2b is helping customers get a little more comfortable in the summer sun. Earlier in May, GC2b launched a line of chest binders -- a type of compression ...

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 ...

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 ...

People who use binders report symptoms like back and chest pain, overheating and shortness of breath. By Amy Sohn It used to be that when a 13-year-old wanted a binder for school, it meant a trip to ...

In my many internet searches for chest binders, hardly have I come across any that were actually skin-toned. Binders are most often available in black, white, and gray, with the occasional mermaid ...