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News and Events => Opinions & Editorials => Topic started by: Natasha on May 15, 2008, 06:32:07 PM

Title: Flap Flares Over Gender Diagnosis (blog/commentary)
Post by: Natasha on May 15, 2008, 06:32:07 PM
Flap Flares Over Gender Diagnosis

Link (http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19693908&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568864&rfi=6)
5/15/2008

"Transgender and gay activists are objecting to some members of an American Psychiatric Association (APA) committee that will weigh changes to the definition of gender identity disorder (GID), a diagnosis that activists say is used to treat young trans and gay people with the goal of curing them."