Breast reductions are extremely popular among cis men & trans advocates can't stand the hypocrisyhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/breast-reductions-are-extremely-popular-among-cis-men-trans-advocates-cant-stand-the-hypocrisy/ 🔗Molly Sprayregen (4 Dec 2025)
A recent report detailing the immense popularity of breast reduction surgery among cisgender men has got transgender advocates erupting over the fact that gender-affirming care has always been celebrated for cis folks but demonized for trans people.
The New York Post published a story on December 3 that explained that breast reduction surgery is the most popular plastic surgery among cis men in the country.
At some point in their lives, almost half of men experience a condition called gynecomastia, which is an increase in breast gland growth often due to a hormonal imbalance. It is not harmful to a man's physical health and so must only be "fixed" if it is making someone feel self-conscious (or, as some might characterize it, dysphoric).
The men interviewed for the New York Post piece called breast-reduction surgery life-changing. Their recountings of the dysphoria they experienced before surgery feel eerily similar to what trans people describe feeling before they begin to live as their true selves.
"There were summers that I would wear two shirts just to feel comfortable enough to go outside, even if it was 100 degrees," one man said, adding, "When you have this condition, you're willing to go through anything and everything to overcome it."
As cis men like those in this story are celebrated for their decision to honor what feels right for their bodies, trans people continue to lose that right across the country.
