New Gender Dysphoria Criteria Replace GID

Moran, Mark

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“…The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classified homosexuality as a "mental disorder" up until 1973 (Cooper, 2004). Although homosexuality was removed over 40 years ago, the DSM-5 still pathologizes and labels individuals who have identities that do not fit into the gender binary, with the label "Gender Dysphoria", formerly named "Gender Identity Disorder (GID)" (Moran, 2013). The pathologization of homosexuality and gender non-conformity has led to stereotypes, stigma, homophobia, transphobia, and the exclusion of LGBTQ2S individuals in many spheres of daily living.…”

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Preventing, Reducing and Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness: The Need for Targeted Strategies

Abramovich

2016

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Gender non-conforming and sexual minority youth are overrepresented in the homeless youth population and are frequently discriminated against in shelters and youth serving organizations. This paper provides a contextual understanding of the ways that institutional and governmental policies and standards often perpetuate the social exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and 2-Spirit (LGBTQ2S) youth, by further oppression and marginalization. Factors, including institutional erasure, homophobic and transphobic violence, and discrimination that is rarely dealt with, addressed, or even noticed by shelter workers, make it especially difficult for LGBTQ2S youth experiencing homelessness to access support services, resulting in a situation where they feel safer on the streets than in shelters and housing programs. This paper draws on data from a qualitative Critical Action Research study that investigated the experiences of a group of LGBTQ2S homeless youth and the perspectives of staff in shelters through one-on-one interviews in Toronto, Canada. One of the main recommendations of the study included the need for governmental policy to address LGBTQ2S youth homelessness. A case study is shared to illustrate how the Government of Alberta has put this recommendation into practice by prioritizing LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in their provincial plan to end youth homelessness. The case study draws on informal and formal data, including group activities, questions, and surveys that were collected during a symposium on LGBTQ2S youth homelessness. This paper provides an overview of a current political, social justice, and public health concern, and contributes knowledge to an under researched field of study by highlighting concrete ways to prevent, reduce, and end LGBTQ2S youth homelessness.

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Preventing, Reducing and Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness: The Need for Targeted Strategies

Abramovich

2016

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“…169 Gender dysphoria is classified as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). 170 Minors with gender dysphoria suffer because of the disconnect between their assigned gender and their expressed gender. As a child with gender dysphoria starts to grow up and becomes more self-aware, they "evaluate themselves on the basis of gender compatibility .…”

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Why Transgender Children Should Have the Right to Block their Own Puberty with Court Authorization

Vergani

2019

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Gender Integration in Sex-Segregated U.S. Prisons: The Paradox of Transgender Correctional Policy

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Jenness

2013

Handbook of LGBT Communities, Crime, and Justice

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New Gender Dysphoria Criteria Replace GID

Cited by 5 publications

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Preventing, Reducing and Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness: The Need for Targeted Strategies

Preventing, Reducing and Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness: The Need for Targeted Strategies

Why Transgender Children Should Have the Right to Block their Own Puberty with Court Authorization

Gender Integration in Sex-Segregated U.S. Prisons: The Paradox of Transgender Correctional Policy

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