Binders: Summertime Tips
By: Riley Fortier, M.Ed. What are binders? Binders are a compressive clothing garment worn to flatten someone’s chest/breasts for aesthetic purposes and/or gender presentation purposes. These are typically worn by people who have breasts who are trans or gender nonconforming, but anyone with breasts can wear them! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Source: gc2b.co[/caption] Why are binders important? A lot of folks wear binders to experience less body dysmorphia, or to even have gender euphoria! Trans joy is important! Health Considerations It is important that binders are sized correctly so as to not be too snug and affect someone’s breathing or condense someone’s ribs too much. There is a learning curve when it comes to wearing binders. If you have never worn a binder before, it is recommended that you wear it for...
