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Transgender Disorder Stigma No More

Started by Natasha, March 15, 2013, 11:39:33 PM

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Natasha

March 15, 2013, 11:39:33 PM
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.
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