Transsexualism No Longer Viewed as Mental Illness in France

[Shana A]

Transsexualism No Longer Viewed as Mental Illness in France

By MAÏA de la BAUME
Published: February 12, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/world/europe/13briefs-France.html

France has removed transsexualism from an official list of mental illnesses, according to an order issued by the French Ministry of Health reported Friday by French news media. The order issued Wednesday removed "gender identity disorders" from an article of the social security code related to "long-term psychiatric diseases." According to media reports, France is the first country in the world to do so.

[Miniar]

WOOT! 

[Julie Marie]

Wow, real progress. And all they had to do was apply common sense.

[Keroppi]

 

*Learn French*

*Move across the channel*

[LordKAT]

think I live in the wrong country

[Autumn]

My last name is French. I was thinking I should keep it within the language when I change my name. Seems it's not a bad idea!

[deviousxen]

... YOU SUCK AMERICA.




SUUUUUUCCCKKKKKKK

[Alyssa M.]

I didn't see this posted elsewhere...

Here's what they have to say about it over there, and a bit more detail (most I could find), in an article from Le Figaro.

Medical treatment will be covered under the rubrics of "long-term illness" or "rare malady."

[Suzy]

Looks like we are still sick, though.

Kristi

[Alyssa M.]

That sounds about right:

A-RAB: (As Psychiatrist) Yes!
Officer Krupke, you're really a slob.
This boy don't need a doctor, just a good honest job.
Society's played him a terrible trick,
And sociologic'ly he's sick!

ACTION
I am sick!

ALL
We are sick, we are sick,
We are sick, sick, sick,
Like we're sociologically sick!

A-RAB: In my opinion, this child don't need to have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease!

ACTION: Hey, I got a social disease!

A-RAB: So take him to a social worker!

ACTION
Dear kindly social worker,
They say go earn a buck.
Like be a soda jerker,
Which means like be a schumck.
It's not I'm anti-social,
I'm only anti-work.
Gloryosky! That's why I'm a jerk!

[Shana A]

France de-lists ->-bleeped-<- as a mental illness

By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk • February 15, 2010 - 16:30

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/02/15/france-de-lists-->-bleeped-<--as-a-mental-illness/

France has become the first country in the world to declassify ->-bleeped-<- as a mental illness.

Health minister Roselyne Bachelot announced in May last year, before International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), that the country would move to de-list the condition as a mental illness.

A government decree on Wednesday confirmed the change.