You're really just talking semantics here. Transgenderism, transsexualism and Gender identity disorder are basically the same thing.
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No, there is no mental disorder called transgenderism. Rather, transgenderism is defined as, " of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth".
Now GID is classified as a mental disorder with a strict set of diagnosing criteria and with clearly defined cures. So, someone who is transgendered does not necessarily have a mental disorder -- though some do -- just as a Christian does not have a mental disorder, again, though some Christians do.
And, just because a person has in the past been diagnosed with GID does not mean they still have GID, nor does it make them unfit to serve on the Supreme Court or in any other position. Just as someone that in the past was diagnosed for Major Depressive Disorder (another mental disorder which we commonly just call Depression) does not mean they still have it, nor does it make them unfit for the Supreme Court.
No. Transsexuals are basically the reason for GID, to provide them a cure from their dysphoria.
No. Transsexuals are basically the reason for GID, to provide them a cure from their dysphoria.
Nice try, but no cigar.
Transgender people may or may not have had medical gender reassignment therapy, also called sexual reassignment surgery, and may or may not have any interest in such a procedure. In other words, not all transgenderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexual people are necessarily transsexual.
When referring to the two basic "directions" of transgender, the terms transman for female-to-male (which may be further abbreviated to FtM) transgender people and transwoman for male-to-female (which may be further abbreviated to MtF) transgender people may be used. In the past it had always been assumed that there were considerably more transwomen than transmen. However, the ratio is approaching 1:1.
Transgender can include a number of sub-categories, which, among others, including transsexual, cross-dressing, transvestite, consciously androgynous people, people who are genderqueer, people who live cross-gender, drag kings and drag queens, among many others. Usually not included, because in most cases it is not a gender issue (although in practice the line can be hard to draw) are transvestic fetishists.
Somehow we have gone from a retiring judge to transsexualism.
I vote this best thread derail ever.
Transsexualism appears in the two major diagnostic manuals used by mental health professionals worldwide, the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently in its fourth edition) and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD, currently in its tenth edition). The ICD-10 incorporates transsexualism, dual role transvestism and gender identity disorder of childhood into its gender identity disorder category, and defines transsexualism as "[a] desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually (not always) accompanied by a sense of discomfort with, or inappropriateness of, one's anatomic sex, and a wish to have surgery and hormonal treatment to make one's body as congruent as possible with one's preferred sex."[4] The DSM does not distinguish between gender identity disorder and transsexualism,
And the chicken came before the egg, right?
How did we go from Justice Stevens (may his house be eminent domained for economic development) to this bizarro world of deviated preverts?
Prevert? What's that, a time traveler?
How did we go from Justice Stevens (may his house be eminent domained for economic development) to this bizarro world of deviated preverts?
To avoid a marxist judge-I hope the republicians don't let him nominate anyone until after Nov.
To avoid a marxist judge-I hope the republicians don't let him nominate anyone until after Nov.
As much as I dislike Obama and dont want liberals on the court, he is president and should get to nominate whoever he chooses. Being liberal, or conservative for that matter, does not disqualify one from being a judge.To avoid a marxist judge-I hope the republicians don't let him nominate anyone until after Nov.
As much as I dislike Obama and dont want liberals on the court, he is president and should get to nominate whoever he chooses. Being liberal, or conservative for that matter, does not disqualify one from being a judge.
I dont support the idea of either party blocking a qualified nominee to the High Court. That is a very dangerous game. If you dont like liberal judges, elect republicans. Like it or not, the country elected a leftist. He will almost certainly appoint leftists judges. That is the price we pay for electing the wrong man. Elections have consequences. This is one of them.
Obama disagrees with you. He voted against both of Bush nominees.
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