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Title: Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
Post by: Shana A on May 17, 2011, 09:05:04 AM
Post by: Shana A on May 17, 2011, 09:05:04 AM
Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
The Institute for Health and Welfare will remove even sexual fetishism and sadomasochism from ICD
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Transvestism+is+no+longer+a+disease+in+Finland/1135266192528 (http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Transvestism+is+no+longer+a+disease+in+Finland/1135266192528)
Certain diagnoses relating to sexual behaviour will be removed from the Finnish version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) next year.
The number of categories to be removed from the ICD is five, including transvestism, sexual fetishism, sadomasochism, and diverse sexual target disorders.
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The ICD has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), but each country may create its own version of the classification.
"A year and a half ago, we made a decision to attempt at abolishing this category", reports Minna-Maaria Lax, the chair of DreamWear Club, which is an association representing Finnish transvestites.
The Institute for Health and Welfare will remove even sexual fetishism and sadomasochism from ICD
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Transvestism+is+no+longer+a+disease+in+Finland/1135266192528 (http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Transvestism+is+no+longer+a+disease+in+Finland/1135266192528)
Certain diagnoses relating to sexual behaviour will be removed from the Finnish version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) next year.
The number of categories to be removed from the ICD is five, including transvestism, sexual fetishism, sadomasochism, and diverse sexual target disorders.
[...]
The ICD has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), but each country may create its own version of the classification.
"A year and a half ago, we made a decision to attempt at abolishing this category", reports Minna-Maaria Lax, the chair of DreamWear Club, which is an association representing Finnish transvestites.
Title: Re: Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
Post by: spacial on May 17, 2011, 09:37:52 AM
Post by: spacial on May 17, 2011, 09:37:52 AM
Slowly, the progress of mature, common sense is spreading throughout the world.
Title: Re: Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
Post by: Tiff on May 17, 2011, 12:43:01 PM
Post by: Tiff on May 17, 2011, 12:43:01 PM
Spacial, you sure got the slowly part right! But slowly is better than at a dead stop.
Title: Re: Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
Post by: VeryGnawty on May 19, 2011, 09:33:23 AM
Post by: VeryGnawty on May 19, 2011, 09:33:23 AM
Quote from: spacial on May 17, 2011, 09:37:52 AM
Slowly, the progress of mature, common sense is spreading throughout the world.
And surprisingly, too. The human race seems to have a strong resistance to logic.
Title: Re: Transvestism is no longer a disease in Finland
Post by: gennee on May 20, 2011, 01:20:02 PM
Post by: gennee on May 20, 2011, 01:20:02 PM
Good news.
Gennee
:)
Gennee
:)