[MissC]

No doubt conflict and confusion about one gender's identity can cause the person distress, but I don't think that equates as a mental disorder for everyone that has a cross-gender or non-binary gender identity.

A relationship breakup or getting stuck in traffic can cause a person distress, too. So can being broke, getting fired, getting extra homework, or breaking a nail. None of those are psychiatric disorders. So yeah... I'm with you there.

It was very help to me to show my wife that DSM-V no longer considers a transgender identity a 'disorder'. It is only the dysphoria associated with being transgender that needs treatment; treatment which is spelled out in the Standards of Care (SOC).

In other words, 'you lot are still fucked in the head, but we're going to be a bit more politically correct about it, because we're medical professionals and still need to make money.'

Someone tell me why it is that we're told that transgenderism is incurable (presumably in the direction of gendering the same as birth sex), and at the same time, told it's "treated" with hormone pills and surgeries(as long as you're going in the other direction)?

Does anyone stop to think about what they hear? Because there are some awfully confusing and contradictory messages out there... all being sold by the same dealers who seem to have a financial interest.

I find this a huge step forward in understanding the diversity of cross gendered people among the professional ranks, and should help thousands of gender variant people find ways to cope with their condition.

The bit in bold there bothered me the first time I read it, and it's still sticking in my craw. It just sounds like feeling sorry for oneself. Oh woe is me, I cannot be blamed for anything awful I do... I have a... condition. I'm coping with it.

Nope... I gotta say, I really don't like that attitude at all. It's not my attitude, and I'm not going to adopt it for myself.

I have... a talent... an ability... something rare and special. I'm not "coping"; I'm celebrating, learning, growing, evolving... harnessing that ability.

If I were to use the words "coping with my condition" out loud, it'd be with a sarcasm-indicating wink and smirk over a glass of wine.

Buuuut.... everybody's a victim nowadays.