Kansas City Trans Fashion Biz Booms

There are a growing number of local retailers catering to the burgeoning biz of trans and LGBT friendly customers. 

Reality check . . .

As always, in a capitalist society, the market ALWAYS trumps belief systems or local customs. 

Here's one interesting example of an upstart biz that sees an opportunity despite resistance on both ends:

A chest binder is a garment designed to gently compress one’s breast tissue to reduce its appearance. They can be worn as part of one’s gender transition or as part of post-top surgery recovery.

Many young people who are transitioning only want to buy garments from trans-owned companies, she acknowledged, noting that while she is not trans herself, Affirma Wear team has put in the time and effort to produce clothing that compresses correctly and safely.

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KC seamstress reaffirms gender identities, provides confidence through post-surgical garments

Every individual deserves to express how they feel on the inside through their outer appearance, Laura Treas shared; and clothing has the power to make that transition. "Fashion can appear to be so shallow, but we know that isn't the case. Our undergarments give someone the look and silhouette on the outside that they feel on the inside.

Related reading . . .

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The quality of life of young transmasculine people dramatically improves after receiving top surgery - a mastectomy procedure that removes breast tissue - according to a study by Northwestern Medicine.

CBS News ripped for promoting study saying gender surgery for 14-year-olds 'improves' their lives

Conservative Twitter users were outraged by a recent CBS News article touting a study which claimed that transgender people between the ages of 14 and 24 have better lives after undergoing "top surgery." The article reported Tuesday, "The quality of life of young transmasculine people dramatically improves after receiving top surgery - a mastectomy procedure that removes breast tissue - according to a study by Northwestern Medicine."

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