gender-affirming surgery

surgical procedures to alter sexual characteristics to match identified gender
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Summary

gender-affirming surgery ranks in the top 0.59% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,007 views/month, #457 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • gender-affirming surgery is a type of reconstructive surgery[2].
  • gender-affirming surgery is a type of urogenital surgery[3].
  • gender-affirming surgery is a type of gender-affirmative care[4].
  • gender-affirming surgery is a type of transitioning[5].
  • gender-affirming surgery is part of sex change[6].
  • gender-affirming surgery is part of gender affirming[7].
  • gender-affirming surgery's Commons category is recorded as Gender-affirming surgery[8].
  • gender-affirming surgery comprises androgynoplasty[9].
  • gender-affirming surgery comprises feminizing surgery[10].
  • gender-affirming surgery comprises masculinizing surgery[11].
  • gender-affirming surgery's facet of is recorded as transgender[12].
  • gender-affirming surgery's immediate cause of is recorded as received gender affirming surgery[13].
  • gender-affirming surgery's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GAS'}[14].
  • gender-affirming surgery's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GRS'}[15].
  • gender-affirming surgery's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SRS'}[16].
  • gender-affirming surgery's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GaOP'}[17].
  • gender-affirming surgery's different from is recorded as female genital mutilation[18].
  • gender-affirming surgery's different from is recorded as circumcision[19].
  • gender-affirming surgery's medical condition treated is recorded as gender dysphoria[20].
  • gender-affirming surgery's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki99/LGBT+[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include reconstructive surgery[2], urogenital surgery[3], gender-affirmative care[4], and transitioning[5].

Use and Application

Components include androgynoplasty[9]; feminizing surgery[10]; and masculinizing surgery[11], a surgical operation[22]. Part of include sex change[6] and gender affirming[7], a transitioning[23].

Why It Matters

gender-affirming surgery ranks in the top 0.59% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,007 views/month, #457 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gender-affirming surgery. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gender-affirming-surgery
MLA “gender-affirming surgery.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gender-affirming-surgery.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20w ago · Trade · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sex-change
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: sex-change, Moving from Sex Change"
  2. 22w ago · Brakolo · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → —
    Part of → sex change, gender affirming
    Fast id → 2015145
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: Q30919611"
  3. 22w ago · WikiHelper232 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Part of → sex change, gender affirming
    Immediate cause of → received gender affirming surgery
    Part of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of congress authority id: sh2020000651"
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