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Ethan Jacobs
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Dietz, who has consulted on a number of high profile court cases including the trials of Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers and the Unabomber, told Judge Joseph H. Gale that GID is "a serious personal problem. Whether it would best be understood as a psychological problem or a social psychological problem or a social problem remains to be seen." He said it is appropriate for people with GID to seek medical treatment for the disorder, but he said differences in gender identity are "one of the variations in the human condition" and that people who fall outside the conventional labels of male and female should not be viewed as diseased.

Quote from: LostInTime on August 30, 2007, 08:11:42 AMand that people who fall outside the conventional labels of male and female should not be viewed as diseased.

Does that mean we can't claim SRS on our income tax?  Whose side is he on?

Karen  >

QuoteOn questioning by the IRS's chief counsel, Mary Hamilton, Dietz said that his expertise lies not in dealing with one specific mental health condition but with evaluating what conditions meet the medical criteria to be considered diseases.

In other words, he makes his living as a hired gun [i.e. expert witness], and is willing to take on cases and to say things as is necessary to win the case he is working on. They have no chance of winning this argument IMHO. I still believe the court will not want to be in the business of telling the medical community what is or is not medically necessary. It would open a HUGE can of worms for them.