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Is "Gender Incongruence" the Cure for What Ails?

Started by Butterfly, February 11, 2010, 01:44:23 PM

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Is "Gender Incongruence" the Cure for What Ails?
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Keri Renault
February 11, 2010 9:30 AM


http://www.bilerico.com/2010/02/is_gender_incongruence_the_cure_for_what_ails.php


The American Psychiatric Association has released a draft of proposed diagnostic criteria for its Diagnostic & Statistical Manual-V (DSM-V). A 90-day review period is now underway with feedback solicited prior to creation of a final draft which will be published in 2013.

My initial reaction to the draft after a cursory review is generally positive. It's progress. The new code would replace the punitive descriptor "disorder" with the palliative term "incongruence." But does it cure what really ails us?
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