Gender variance is not a disorder
Classifying transgender people as having a mental disability ignores society's intolerant attitudes
By: Marisa Christensen, Opinion Editor

http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12360

In an April 2007 edition of "20/20," viewers were introduced to "gender identity disorder," a medical classification for people who do not exhibit the characteristics that are assigned to their gender. On its Web site, ABC News published an article written by the American Psychological Association entitled "What is Gender Identity Disorder?" providing information on how to detect this disorder in children, adolescents and adults.

According to the APA, an individual who has gender identity disorder displays signs of uneasiness about performing the gender role of his or her sex. The individual cannot be intersex; instead, they must be born in a body that is considered entirely female or male, at least in terms of biology.

My grown niece says I have a disorder, and she knows everything, just ask her.

She's tight with god, besides. They're like clones of each other, or something. Except she's cleaner.

Stealth