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A desire for amputation? (blog)

Started by Natasha, December 28, 2007, 07:33:30 PM

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Natasha

December 28, 2007, 07:33:30 PM
A desire for amputation? (blog)

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/dangerous-ideas/2007/dec/28/a-desire-for-amputation/
By Paul Decelles
12/28/2007

While traveling to Disney World the other week, I picked up a copy of Scientific American Mind to keep myself from being too bored on the flight. One by Sabine Miller called "Amputee Envy" concerns what she terms "Body Identity Disorder" (BID). People with this extremely rare disorder desire to have one or more of their appendages removed, and some actually have such discomfort that they request that the appendage be removed. A summary of the article is here.

"Amputee Envy", eh?  ha ha ha ha.... that's something new...

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Lisbeth

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December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
No, it's not.  It's been around for along time.  A lot of people confuse it with GID.  They think we have a desire to amputate our penises.  That's how Bloody John Brown made his living, cut-rate GRS and limb amputation.
"Anyone who attempts to play the 'real transsexual' card should be summarily dismissed, as they are merely engaging in name calling rather than serious debate."
--Julia Serano

http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/09/transsexual-versus-transgender.html
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Natasha

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December 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM
Quote from: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
No, it's not.  It's been around for along time.  A lot of people confuse it with GID. 

i might have been hanging out with the "wrong" crowd then......
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Lisbeth

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January 02, 2008, 11:35:46 AM
Quote from: Natasha on December 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM
Quote from: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
No, it's not.  It's been around for along time.  A lot of people confuse it with GID. 
i might have been hanging out with the "wrong" crowd then......
... or the right crowd.
"Anyone who attempts to play the 'real transsexual' card should be summarily dismissed, as they are merely engaging in name calling rather than serious debate."
--Julia Serano

http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/09/transsexual-versus-transgender.html
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