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Doctors and demons and unsung heroes (blog/commentary)

Started by Natasha, May 11, 2008, 11:21:25 PM

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Doctors and demons and unsung heroes

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5/9/2008

"Needless to say, gender-variant LGBT and straight youth, as well as
transsexual adults, will likely have to deal with another decade plus
of being considered seriously disordered — with its conversion therapy
implication for children. Reform models for, or different takes on
Gender Identity Disorder in DSM-V aren't likely to be seriously
considered with forceful advocates Zucker and Blanchard on the Sexual
and Gender Identity Disorders Work Group, advocating to continue
listing gender-variant youth and adult transsexuals as disordered."
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