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Title: In France, Transsexuals Celebrate a Small Victory
Post by: Butterfly on March 01, 2010, 05:25:15 PM
Post by: Butterfly on March 01, 2010, 05:25:15 PM
In France, Transsexuals Celebrate a Small Victory
Time CNN
By Gaëlle Faure
01 March, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968767,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968767,00.html)
Several decades have passed since the West stopped considering homosexuality a mental illness. But for transsexuals, this kind of milestone has been elusive — until now. Last month, France became the first country in the world to remove transsexualism from its official list of mental disorders — a major victory when it comes to acceptance of this oft-misunderstood condition. "I'm relieved. People might begin to look at us differently," says transsexual blogger Caphi (a name she's chosen to represent Philippe, the man she was born as, and Caroline, the woman she's transforming into). "It's a start."
Time CNN
By Gaëlle Faure
01 March, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968767,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968767,00.html)
Several decades have passed since the West stopped considering homosexuality a mental illness. But for transsexuals, this kind of milestone has been elusive — until now. Last month, France became the first country in the world to remove transsexualism from its official list of mental disorders — a major victory when it comes to acceptance of this oft-misunderstood condition. "I'm relieved. People might begin to look at us differently," says transsexual blogger Caphi (a name she's chosen to represent Philippe, the man she was born as, and Caroline, the woman she's transforming into). "It's a start."
Title: Re: In France, Transsexuals Celebrate a Small Victory
Post by: placeholdername on March 01, 2010, 05:58:23 PM
Post by: placeholdername on March 01, 2010, 05:58:23 PM
The article mentions that some of the best 'sex-change specialists in the world' are located in Belgium... has anyone else heard of this before?