Non-Op

Non-op is a descriptive term for any transgender person who does not want gender confirmation surgery. It is an alternative to the descriptive terms for transgender individuals who do want gender confirmation surgery. Pre-op (for transgender people who haven&rsquoMore About Non-Opt yet had gender confirmation surgery) and post-op (for transgender people who have had gender confirmation surgery).

The term non-op is a shortened form of the adjective non-operative. This term is sometimes used in place of non-op. Non-op transgender people are sometimes called transgenderists.

  

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