First, Levi and Klein argue that, since GID, gender dysphoria, and
transsexualism are mental and physical disorders, the regulatory definition of "physical or mental impairment" is sufficiently broad such that a transgender individual should easily meet that definition.
More recent studies have shown evidence of biology contributing to
transsexualism. An example of this includes studies done by Kruijver, Zhou, Pool, Hofman, Gooren and Swaab (2000).
The courts understand GID and
transsexualism, particularly the desire for sex reassignment surgery, to be a severe mental illness (Kosilek, p.
The tribunal was satisfied that "[g]ender ambiguity as in
transsexualism or intersexed is a form of sex" and that "transgenderism is the sexual identity of a person and it is of critical importance to demand or attract protection under the Code under the ground of sex" (ibid.
Is
transsexualism a matter of correcting a genetic error when a person is--as many characters in these films insist--born into the wrong body?
They preferred therapists who had no preconceived notions about
transsexualism until they themselves began working with transsexual clients.
Gender identity disorder (
transsexualism):Characterized by strong and persistent cross-gender identification accompanied by persistent discomfort with one's assigned sex (APA, 2000, p.
In a similar fashion I occasionally speak about the complex issues of transgender identity as if they were all subsumed under
transsexualism, because the underlying issues stand out there most broadly.
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Transsexualism doesn't occur that often but it has done in the past and we have to be prepared to handle it in an appropriate and sensitive manner."
3) is a very prejudiced work in regard to
transsexualism. I should know; I am a postoperative, male-to-female transsexual, although I now identify myself as a normal woman.
Lynne Jones, Chair of the Parliamentary Forum on
TranssexualismDr Reid, 63, of west London, worked at the clinic from 1982 to 1990 and in 1990 established a private practice in Earls Court, specialising in
transsexualism.