Transgender Disorder Stigma No More

[Natasha]

Transgender Disorder Stigma No More

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/transgender-disorder-stig_b_2882051.html
3/15/13
Courtney O'Donnell

In May, 2013, the paradigm for the way the medical profession view transgender people changes -- soon we will no longer be classified as having a "mental disorder." The American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic manual is being updated and the "disorder" stigma soon to be removed.

Some call this update a historic moment, I don't agree. There's nothing historical about trans people still being labeled with a "mental disorder" this far into the 21st century.