For Transgendered, 10 Reasons Why 2010 Was a Watershed Year

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For Transgendered, 10 Reasons Why 2010 Was a Watershed Year
by Sherman Leis
Friday Dec 24, 2010

http://www.edgeboston.com/news/114489/for_transgendered,_10_reasons_why_2010_was_a_watershed_year_

Dr. Sherman Leis, founder of the Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery, lists the reasons why he believes that 2010 was a watershed year for the transgender community.

1) A growing number of female-to-male (FTM) transitions.

Once only thought to be the province of males transitioning to females (MTF), a recent study showed that the transitioned male and female populations will equal each other within the next five years.

2) Growing acceptance of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) as a credible medical condition, instead of mistaking it to be a psychological disorder or perversion.