WHO denies 'gender identity disorder' is a mental illness
Jun 3, 2019 0:22:45 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Jun 3, 2019 0:22:45 GMT -5
I don't think Sodom & Gomorrah were as bad as the world is today! They shove this garbage in everyone's faces and if you don't accept it, then something's wrong with YOU! 
I'll bet George Orwell didn't realize how prophetic his books were!
World Health Organization removes "gender identity disorder" from list of mental illnesses
BY SOPHIE LEWIS
UPDATED ON: MAY 29, 2019 / 9:37 PM / CBS NEWS
The World Health Organization (WHO) will remove "gender identity disorder" from its global manual of diagnoses — a major win for transgender rights. The change was announced last summer, but a resolution to amend the health guidelines was officially approved Saturday.
The United Nations' health agency released a revised version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) that reclassifies "gender identity disorder" as "gender incongruence," which is now featured under the sexual health chapter rather than the mental disorders chapter.
Gender incongruence is better known as gender dysphoria, the feeling of distress when an individual's gender identity is at odds with the gender assigned at birth. An evolving scientific understanding of gender and work by transgender advocates have contributed to the reclassification.
Human Rights Watch
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Good news! Major update to World Health Organization guidelines.@who removes “Gender Identity Disorder” diagnosis – time for governments worldwide to update laws and procedures to respect transgender people’s rights: trib.al/thPxlPr
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"The WHO's removal of 'gender identity disorder' from its diagnostic manual will have a liberating effect on transgender people worldwide," Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement Monday. "Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis."
The type of transgender you haven't heard of
In many countries, transgender people must be diagnosed with a "gender identity disorder" in order to be approved for various aspects of their transition — from changing their name on their driver's license to undergoing gender confirmation surgery. The reclassification may allow transgender people to seek medical care without being considered "mentally disordered."
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I'll bet George Orwell didn't realize how prophetic his books were! World Health Organization removes "gender identity disorder" from list of mental illnesses
BY SOPHIE LEWIS
UPDATED ON: MAY 29, 2019 / 9:37 PM / CBS NEWS
The World Health Organization (WHO) will remove "gender identity disorder" from its global manual of diagnoses — a major win for transgender rights. The change was announced last summer, but a resolution to amend the health guidelines was officially approved Saturday.
The United Nations' health agency released a revised version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) that reclassifies "gender identity disorder" as "gender incongruence," which is now featured under the sexual health chapter rather than the mental disorders chapter.
Gender incongruence is better known as gender dysphoria, the feeling of distress when an individual's gender identity is at odds with the gender assigned at birth. An evolving scientific understanding of gender and work by transgender advocates have contributed to the reclassification.
Human Rights Watch
✔
@hrw
Good news! Major update to World Health Organization guidelines.@who removes “Gender Identity Disorder” diagnosis – time for governments worldwide to update laws and procedures to respect transgender people’s rights: trib.al/thPxlPr
222
12:57 AM - May 28, 2019
140 people are talking about this
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"The WHO's removal of 'gender identity disorder' from its diagnostic manual will have a liberating effect on transgender people worldwide," Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement Monday. "Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis."
The type of transgender you haven't heard of
In many countries, transgender people must be diagnosed with a "gender identity disorder" in order to be approved for various aspects of their transition — from changing their name on their driver's license to undergoing gender confirmation surgery. The reclassification may allow transgender people to seek medical care without being considered "mentally disordered."
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