Cuba: Statement on depathologisation of transsexualism

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Cuba: Statement on depathologisation of transsexualism
Bird Of Paradox
13 February, 2010


http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/cuba-statement-on-depathologisation-of-transsexualism/


The Sexual Diversity section of the Cuban Multidisciplinary Society for the Study of Sexuality (SOCUMES) proposed the adoption of the following Declaration in its General Assembly of Members on 18 January 2010 in Havana, based on a proposal made by the National Commission for Comprehensive Care of Transsexual People, of the National Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX).

Recalling the current inclusion of transsexuality as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) published by American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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I'm confused.  Cuba?  I admit I really don't know what the Cuban outlook on things is, re: conservative/liberal.

Second, the new DSM is saying to try to get TS people to accept their birth sex?  I guess I missed that post.  I'm just glad my LGBT clinic kind of makes their own rules.