trans | Gender Identity -Disorder- do you agree with that term?. (Reply)

I realise that this must have been covered here in the past....but it never fails to annoy me when I hear it...-All- variance ...in all forms..is pathogenised... This need not be the case.. I view myself as a variant....a naturaly occuring variant and not someone with -disorder- . It would be easier for some if I was diagnosed as mad..because that would render my feelings illegitmate... I feel that this term enshrines stigma....

Just watched a chat show here....where a Transsexual made frequent reference to the term Gender Identity -Disorder-... She was actualy a very good Trans representative in a lot of ways..related to her a lot.... But I hate that term...

I'm interested in hearing others views....positive, negative or indifferent...Do others feel I should accept that I have disorder ? Should I just accept the terminology....as it is basicaly the same distresss we all experience...however differently we view it....?. The crux of my feeling is that I view all human beings....and animals as varying naturaly....and just because they are not typical....does not mean that they have a disorder....To be rare is disadvantageous....and can be a source of emotional distress...it has been for me...but does it warrant the term 'disorder'?

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