For transgender women, hair removal can be an experience full of stigma and discrimination

For transgender women, the removal of unwanted facial and body hair can be an experience filled with stigma and discrimination, according to a small US study, which found that they also faced significant barriers to accessing permanent hair removal. The study, which involved in-depth interviews with 17 transgender women and one nonbinary individual assigned male at birth, found that many had experiences of discrimination and rejection related to unwanted hair. Many described going to great lengt