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But male pattern baldness is a male trait. So to affirm, wouldn't it be more of this? Men getting their hair follicles removed to emphasise this male condition.

It doesn't really make any sense to say that preventing a natural feature of men from progressing is being done to affirm men.

Baldness IS a male trait. preventing baldness is about looking attractive, not about "being a man."

I've never heard anyone argue that men with no hair loss are less manly so no I don't think it counts as gender affirming care.

I have man boobs, I guess fixing that would technically be gender affirming care because I'm embarrassed of having female features, but balding is really a stretch.

And among those men notably both the current President of the USA and Donald J Trump