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Psychiatry expert: ‘scientifically there is no such thing as transgender’

Started by Shana A, January 16, 2013, 09:17:39 AM

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Jamie D

Quote from: Dahlia on March 16, 2013, 03:57:07 PM
Interesting and I agree.

The word 'transgender' actually loses its meaning since so many MTF are so very masculine (by nature)

I assume you are agreeing with the psychiatrist's observations reported in the article:

Dr. Joseph Berger has issued a statement saying that from a medical and scientific perspective there is no such thing as a "transgendered" person, and that terms such as "gender expression" and "gender identity" used in the bill are at the very least ambiguous, and are more an emotional appeal than a statement of scientific fact.

Berger, who is a consulting psychiatrist in Toronto and whose list of credentials establishes him as an expert in the field of mental illness, stated that people who identify themselves as "transgendered" are psychotic or simply unhappy, and pointed out that hormone therapy and surgery are not appropriate treatments for psychosis or unhappiness.


Did I understand you correctly?
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