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Being Transgender is NOT a Mental Disorder

From the article.... [ “Stigma associated with both mental disorder and transgender identity has contributed to the precarious legal status, human rights violations and barriers to appropriate care among transgender people,” author Geoffrey Reed, a professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico, said in a statement. His fellow authors echoed that statement, suggesting that transgender individuals might be better cared for if doctors use a more "gender-affirmative" approach.] http://time.com/4424589/being-transgender-is-not-a-mental-disorder-study/