All quiet on the DSM front?

[lilacwoman]

earlier this year I was seeing a lot of discussion on Forums about the next DSM due in 2012 and the chances that most of us will be labelled as all sorts of mental cases needing reparative therapy etc.  But it seems to have gone quiet.  Has anyone heard any rumours of what has been happening re the DSM and what they will class TSism as?

[rejennyrated]

I've said it before and I'll say it again Transsexualism should NOT be in the DSM at all period.

[DamagedChris]

I read a very enlightening blog by one of our members recently that has illuminated a good point to the DSM pro-con debate. Namely, removing GID from the DSM would eliminate what little medical coverage we currently get, as there's no proof of it being a physical disorder, and if it's not a physical or medical disorder they can just say, oh, it's cosmetic then, and slap a big "DENIED" on us...just so that we can not be on a mental disorder list that many people haven't even heard of.

I'm all for leaving us on the DSM...even if there was a proof of physical disorder, what about those of us that don't fall in their physical screening? That would be a concrete denial that there was nothing wrong with you and all in your head. Currently the system allows for a more fluid self-diagnosis, for better or for worse.