OII’s Objections to the APA DSM-V Committee’s Proposals on Intersex

[Shana A]

Saturday, March 20, 2010
OII's Objections to the APA DSM-V Committee's Proposals on Intersex
Posted by OII: http://www.intersexualite.org/ at 7:08 AM

http://intersexnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/oiis-objections-to-apa-dsm-v-committees.html

1.) We believe that the term 'disorder of sex development' (DSD) is not the best way to refer to intersex, intersex people or any medical issues they experience.
2.) When an intersex person rejects an assignment made on their behalf at or near birth, or puberty, we do not regard them as having any sort of identity disorder, or gender incongruence.
3.) When a person prefers to identify as intersex, and does not want to conform to any clear gender, we do not regard them as having any sort of identity disorder, or gender incongruence.