The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to a dozen manufacturers and retailers of chest binders last week, claiming that the binders were not registered as medical devices in ...

Following the announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of new rules that would end ...

The FDA warned companies selling chest binders to register their products as medical devices. Here's how they're responding.

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 ...

Oliver Przech, a high school junior, started wearing a binder in eighth grade. Before wearing a binder, he spent months researching, trying to make sense of himself. Credit: Carol Leonetti Dannhauser ...

Chest binding flattens your chest to create a masculine or non-binary appearance. Since breasts are seen as a traditionally feminine characteristic, chest binding can help individuals alleviate gender ...

A group that provides free “chest binders” to young people who are transitioning claims it can’t keep up with demand for the controversial breast-flattening garments. Chest binders have recently made ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Requests for free breast binders by transgender youths in 2022 have outnumbered ...