Does Gender Dysphoria Exist?

Gender dysphoria is also commonly referred to as Gender Identity Disorder (GID). The disorder is in reference to the mental state of denying one’s biological sex and maintaining the belief of one’s gender does not align. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) states that to be diagnosed with “gender dysphoria,” it must persist in these individuals for at least six months ("DSM Replaces Gender Identity Disorder With Gender Dysphoria"). The solutions for ‘fixing’ this disorder are taking hormone therapy, doing gender expression therapy, or having reproductive surgery. In the transgender society, most unwillingly will be classified with gender dysphoria in order to receive any treatment to aid in the gender reversal process ("What Is Gender

Gender dysphoria is one of the characterizing aspects of being transgender, and while not all transgender people experience this, for those who do mental health often suffers; for this reason many consider medical treatment necessary to improve their well-being. Gender dysphoria, as described by the DSM-5, “manifests in a variety of ways, including strong desires to be treated as the other gender or to be rid of one’s sex characteristics” (Kupfer). It’s often accompanied with distress, which can lead to depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts. In fact, suicide is all too common in transgender people. A survey of over 6,000 transgender people done in 2010 found that 41% had attempted suicide at some point in their lives (Grant 82). This high number is a trend that continues to be reflected in other surveys, such as one in

Chapter eleven focuses on sexual disorders and gender identity disorders. For this discussion I wanted to talk about gender identity disorder. For ordinary individuals they can describe themselves or identify themselves as either males or females since we are a child. But, there are some individuals who do not experienced this type of clarity. For some individuals it is a sense that their identity is different from the gender category which they were born with or that it is something that lies outside of the usual male versus female categories. These individuals are known as transgender experiences. It is something that we are seeing more and more of in society today. Many of these transgender individuals come to terms with themselves and they find

When people identify themselves as transgender, they are told they suffer from “gender identity disorder.” Gender identity disorder is defined as “a condition in which a person has been assigned one gender, usually on the basis of their birth, but identifies as belonging to another gender, and feels significant discomfort or being unable to deal with this condition” (Thomas, 2010). One of the leading symptoms of gender identity disorder is gender

I must start out by saying that this story has brought tears to my eyes and is so incredibly disheartening. I am angry at the parents for making such, in my opinion, a terrible decision in turning their baby boy, into a girl. It breaks my heart for him in that he was never given a choice or a chance at living a normal, happy life. I am not an expert on how to fix a penis if it is burned off, but I have to believe there was a better way.

Gender Dysphoria is a controversial mental disorder that affects the medical, social, and personal aspects of the lives of many people. There is no definite known cause that is agreed upon in the medical field. Research is still underway to determine causes of Gender Dysphoria as well as effective treatment options and ways to increase the quality of life for people diagnosed with it.

This is a huge shift from the DSM-IV that used the term “gender identity disorder” to diagnosis and treat individuals who felt dissonance between their biological sex and their chosen gender. Due to the fact that it was seen as a disorder, much like homosexuality until 1973, gender identity disorder often gave society the ammunition needed to discriminate against transgender individuals. By labeling transgender individuals with a disorder, it was placing it in the same category as Borderline Personality Disorder or Obsessive Personality Disorders – disorders that could be treated and need a “cure.” The criteria for gender dysphoria makes it clear that the issue isn’t in the inability to conform to gender stereotypes. Instead, a problem occurs when there is great distress of a person’s biological gender and gender identity. In order to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, there are criteria that must first be met. Though not every criteria needs to be met for a diagnosis, it is a good start. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) The symptoms are as

What is gender dysphoria? Gender dysphoria is defined as “a mental disorder marked by a strong desire to be of the opposite gender and identifying oneself as a person of the opposite gender”,(Kearney) which is also known as transsexualism. To fully understand this condition, symptoms, causes, and treatment should be discussed. How does being transsexual affect them in the long run with or without therapies?

Gender identity disorder also referred to as gender variance, and in other cultures as “two-spirited,” can be described as the formal diagnosis that psychologists and physicians give to individuals who experience reasonable gender dysphoria. Such individuals are not contented with the biological sex that they possess and tend to strongly identify with the other sex. It is a psychiatric categorization and describes characteristics that are linked to transgender identity, transvestism and transsexuality and is the diagnostic categorization normally associated with transsexuals, or individuals who feel they were born into the wrong physicality (Kenneth & Bradley, 2002).

Gender identity gives us a distinction between two different genetic sex that was determined at birth or describing yourself to be a male or female based on your body parts. Gender Dysphoria is a word to describe an individual who is battling with their own sense of reality towards their gender they were given from birth to how they feel they should be seen as when they look at themselves in the mirror. I think that everyone should love themselves no matter what and if there are some adjustments that they feel should be done in order to help boost their low self-esteem than why not, but when the problem is making you want to take your own life or develop self-hate towards their own body or appearance, then the person should go seek professional

Gender Identity Disorder is classified as a mental dysphoria that describes patients that have a strong desire to identity with the opposite sex. GID marginalizes and infringes on the civil rights of transgender people (Winters). GID categorizes all of transgender people into one group. This type of medical conclusion leaves the transgender community into feeling isolated and targeted. There is no scientific evidence or data to back up this disorder, and there have been no studies that show transgender is linked to environmental, genetic, or other factors. Some scientific reasoning can be related to the chromosome pool, and the lack/abundance of Y and X chromosomes. Gender identity disorder can be deteriorating in many ways. Transgender people are given these titles that have nothing to do with mental health, only personal preference, and are targeted because they do not fit within the social

“The American Psychiatric Association uses the term "gender dysphoria" as the medical diagnosis for people who feel their birth-assigned sex and their gender identity do not match.” In today's modern society people have become even more confident in expressing their inward thoughts. The use of the internet and/or cellular devices has made sharing ideas easier. Such as; their thoughts about gender, sexuality, and even religion.  I want to look at the effect of gender identity in society and the role it plays. In order to study the positive and negative outlooks/ideas about gender identity. I would have to look at this topic from both sides of the spectrum. From where state laws have some form of protection to  transgender students from harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Such as; in 2013, California lawmakers passed a law that will allow transgender students to compete on sports teams and use facilities based on their gender identity rather than their sex.

People all over the world believe the notion that men and women were created to become companions to procreate the earth. In fact, each person is initially the same sex until the reproductive organs begin to externally develop around thirteen weeks of pregnancy. Prior to organ development, sex is determined by the fetus having an X or Y chromosome. Around 38 to 40 weeks of pregnancy, a full-term baby is born with either male or female physical attributes. This all seems to be what most would consider to be normal, but what about those who grow up not feeling as if their bodies represent who they are psychologically? Furthermore, gender dysphoria has become increasingly common and/or more people in the LGBT communities are speaking out about

I have never been comfortable with the topic of gender dysphoria. Comer (2013) describes the disorder where a “…people persistently feel that a vast mistake has been made, they have been born the wrong sex, and gender changes would be desirable” (356). It is very hard for me to wrap my brain around the idea that a person would be unaccepting of the gender that they were born with. I found it very interesting to read some of the explainations that involve biological reasoning for the disorder. It helped me gain a little understanding about why some of the people might experience the thoughts about their bodies and genders. Comer says that children even as young as three years old can display hate towards girly clothing, prefer to be around boys,

Since the world has come more and more tolerant of others and world views change, so do the conservations about how much is too much. Enter the child and todays subject. But before we get into the meat of the conversation, just what is gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is being uncomfortable feeling wrong about their body they are born in, and seek to change that (personify attitudes, dress and possibly stereotypes). There is more to it that that such as clinical proof of distress but that’s the most general of general overviews.