05-15-2022, 05:30 PM
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Let's take a closer look at the scientific attitude towards the transgender issue currently debated in current pop culture advertisement. First off, a little research notes...
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In the old DSM-IV, GID focused on the ââ¬Åidentityââ¬Â issue ââ¬â namely, the incongruity between someoneââ¬â¢s birth gender and the gender with which he or she identifies. While this incongruity is still crucial to gender dysphoria, the drafters of the new DSM-5 wanted to emphasize the importance of distress about the incongruity for a diagnosis. (The DSM-5 uses the term gender rather than sex to allow for those born with both male and female genitalia to have the condition.)
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04...85287.html
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Rigid gender beliefs usually flourish in fundamentalist, religious communities where any information or alternative explanations that might challenge implicit and explicit assumptions are unwelcome. When entering the realms of gender and sexuality, it is not unusual to encounter another form of binary thinking: ââ¬Åmorality talesââ¬Â about whether certain kinds of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are ââ¬Ågood or badââ¬Â or, in some cases, whether they are ââ¬Ågood or evilââ¬ÂÂ
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Most importantly, in medicine, psychiatry, and other mental health professions, removing the diagnosis from the DSM led to an important shift from asking questions about ââ¬Åwhat causes homosexuality?ââ¬Â and ââ¬Åhow can we treat it?ââ¬Â to focusing instead on the health and mental health needs of LGBT patient populationsÂ
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695779/
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The current dilemma now concerns public bathrooms. Should transgenders be allowed to relieve themselves as themselves in public fashion? Current debate indicates a high thresh hold of irritation among subjects on the emotional arguments brought forward.Â
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All well and good for great debate. Some questions remain. Since great learned doctors are non-elected 'authorities' in these matters. Should they be allowed to make up the 'rules' for the general 'un-learned' population. Representation without knowledge.Â
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Economic value must be considered in this political debate. The medical and pharmaceutical industries hold a big stake in the lobbies agenda.Â
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