• The petition also included reports citing a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, a condition that causes anguish and other symptoms as a result of a disparity between a person's gender identity and their assigned sex at birth. (aljazeera.com)
  • Protesters take part in a demonstration as the Greek Parliament debates bill allowing people to choose legal gender, in Athens, Greece, October 9, 2017. (christianpost.com)
  • From 2017 to 2021, HIV diagnoses decreased 6% among gay and bisexual men overall. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2017, Trump restricted people from the military who had changed their gender or who seek to change it. (findlaw.com)
  • In a report by the Irish Commission for Human Rights and Equality, dated April 2017, it was stated that transgender healthcare in Ireland is in violation of the European Social Charter and that trans healthcare in Ireland has "inadequate provision of services and that treatment is not guaranteed in practice. (gcn.ie)
  • Unlike North Carolina, the state has covered hormone therapy and other pharmaceutical treatments for transgender people since 2017. (post-journal.com)
  • In 2017, the Texas-Mexico border region had a lower rate of new HIV diagnoses and people living with HIV (PLWH) compared to the rest of Texas. (texas.gov)
  • In a blistering statement issued in 2017 shortly after the ban was announced, dozens of retired generals and other high-ranking officers predicted the proposed ban would "degrade readiness" and force transgender service members "to compromise their integrity or hide their identity. (motherjones.com)
  • Data on PrEP coverage show that, in 2021, 30% of the 1.2 million persons eligible for PrEP were prescribed it compared to 13% in 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Spring and summer season in 2023 could lead to a resurgence of mpox as people gather for festivals and other events. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: In 2023, English-language peer-reviewed journal articles published 2000-2022 with high-income country focus reporting original per person average cost of violence estimates were identified using index terms in multiple databases. (cdc.gov)
  • Contrast post-cancer diagnosis sex hormone management in cisgender people from management in transgender and gender diverse people. (endocrine.org)
  • In our latest study, published in Nature Communications , we found that transgender and gender-diverse adults were between three and six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic compared with cisgender adults. (3quarksdaily.com)
  • We also found that, regardless of an autism diagnosis, transgender and gender-diverse adults were also more likely to report a higher level of autistic traits compared with cisgender adults. (3quarksdaily.com)
  • Despite this, the incidence of eating disorders (including those severe enough to require residential eating disorder treatment) in the transgender community is much higher than in the cisgender population. (montenido.com)
  • The lawsuit alleges that cisgender MU Health patients with other diagnoses can receive the same treatments the two plaintiffs are currently denied. (kttn.com)
  • Cisgender describes people whose gender identity and gender expression align with the sex assigned at birth. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Transsexual is generally considered a subset of transgender, but some transsexual people reject being labelled transgender. (wikipedia.org)
  • Medically and socially, the term "transsexualism" is being replaced with gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, and terms such as transgender people, trans men, and trans women, and non-binary are replacing the category of transsexual people. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many transsexual people have permanent surgery to change their body, gender-affirming surgery or semi-permanently change their body by hormonal means, transgender hormone therapy. (wikipedia.org)
  • In some jurisdictions, transgender people (who are considered non-transsexual) can benefit from the legal recognition given to transsexual people. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not all transgender or transsexual people feel gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, but in many countries a diagnosis is required for legal recognition, if transgender people are legally recognized at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many transgender people do not identify as transsexual and prefer to be called transgender. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] standards of care are intended to be flexible in order to meet the diverse health care needs of transsexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming people. (medscape.com)
  • It appears that in an honourable attempt to be inclusive of the wide spectrum of gender variance and gender variant identities, and to account for healthy, well adjusted individuals who might seek hormonal or surgical interventions, the workgroup decided to remove any component of distress or suffering which lead many transgender and transsexual individuals to seek treatment (see also Meyer-Bahlburg, 2010). (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • Whereas transsexuals may identify as transgender, not all transgendered individuals are transsexual, the distinguishing characteristics being that the individual's gender identity does not align with the gender assigned at birth and that medical intervention(s) may be sought to alter external physical presentation to match internal gender identity. (encyclopedia.com)
  • To update the "Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline," published by the Endocrine Society in 2009. (medscape.com)
  • In 2021, gay and bisexual men accounted for 71% (25,482) of the 36,136 new HIV diagnoses and 86% of diagnoses among all men. (cdc.gov)
  • Transgender people may have sexual orientation as straight, gay or bisexual. (medscape.com)
  • I am 36 years old and a transgender, queer, bisexual, non-binary person living in California with multiple mental health diagnoses. (healthyplace.com)
  • Examines how to provide effective and respectful care for patients belonging to a variety of different populations, including LGBTQ cultural competence training for those identifying as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning/queer). (wildirismedicaleducation.com)
  • It's true that at one time, medical professionals considered transgender identities to be a mental disorder - something that can also be said of gay, lesbian and bisexual identity . (lifeworksnw.org)
  • however, this outbreak spread rapidly across much of the world through person-to-person contact, disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender people . (cdc.gov)
  • In 2021, in the United States, the percentage of HIV diagnoses was highest among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (67%), and HIV diagnosis rates were highest among Black/African American persons (34.8), persons aged 25‒34 years (28.8), and people in the South (14.7). (cdc.gov)
  • Attorney John Knepper claimed only a subset of transgender people suffer from gender dysphoria, a diagnosis of distress over gender identity that doesn't match a person's assigned sex. (kdvr.com)
  • Hundreds of thousands of Americans identify as transgender, and experts in biology and psychology across the country disagree on why. (nwaonline.com)
  • The number of people who identify as transgender is not known. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Not all transgender people experience dysphoria, and some controversy exists among the medical community regarding the necessity of the psychiatric diagnosis of gender dysphoria. (medscape.com)
  • In Denmark, as in many other countries, being transgender remains a psychiatric diagnosis - classified as a so-called 'gender identity disorder' - while homosexuality was removed from the list of mental illnesses in 1981. (cphpost.dk)
  • The procedure for changing one's legally recognized gender, which requires sterilization surgery and an outdated psychiatric diagnosis, is anachronistic, harmful, and discriminatory. (hrw.org)
  • Transgender people face significant existing societal stigma against the LGBT+ community in Egypt, a conservative Muslim nation. (wikipedia.org)
  • the new term is meant to leave behind the stigma of the term disorder while still enabling people with the condition to get medical treatment. (nwaonline.com)
  • Transgender people are fighting stigma and discrimination that can be traced in part to medical systems that have historically diagnosed expressions of gender non-conformity as a mental pathology. (gcn.ie)
  • But it's the stigma, discrimination, and bullying-and not anything inherent in gender nonconformity-that can inflict mental health problems in transgender people. (gcn.ie)
  • Most transgender women told Human Rights Watch that social stigma and the combination of vague laws that police morality, regulate sex work, and are interpreted to criminalize adult consensual same-sex conduct, has had an insidious effect on their individual self-expression, forcing them to adopt self-censoring behavior because any suspicion of non-conformity may lead to violence or arrest. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This reality, coupled with the stigma that transgender women face in the public and private health sectors due to their gender expression, impede trans women's right to a safe, affordable, and inclusive system of health protection. (gaysonoma.com)
  • After hearing their diagnosis, all of them faced fear and stigma. (cdc.gov)
  • Although we know how HIV is spread and how it is not spread, people living with HIV still face the challenge of stigma every day. (cdc.gov)
  • A divided U.S. Supreme Court lifted orders from federal judges who had imposed nationwide injunctions on President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military. (findlaw.com)
  • The House delivered a stinging rebuke to President Trump's transgender military ban, adopting an amendment that would bar the use of U.S. funds to pay for the policy. (ontheissues.org)
  • As behavioral health providers, our clinicians play an important role in helping gender-diverse people explore their identities and access gender-affirming care. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Yet, we must understand that as long as transgender identities are understood through a "disease" framework, transgender people will suffer from unnecessary abuse and discrimination from both inside and outside the medical profession. (thetaskforce.org)
  • As long as gender variance is characterized by the medical field as a mental condition, transgender people will find their identities invalidated by claims that they are "mentally ill," and therefore not able to speak objectively about their own identities and lived experiences. (thetaskforce.org)
  • Using initials to protect the identities of the minor plaintiffs, Hirth describes the transgender boys' medical transitions. (kttn.com)
  • In short, it's a well-crafted contention that transgender identities inhibit human flourishing and happiness. (dennyburk.com)
  • Transgender is a general term that describes people with gender identities or gender expressions that differ from those typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • This guideline on testing for and diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was developed by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI) to guide primary care providers and other practitioners in New York State in identifying individuals with chronic HCV infection for treatment. (hivguidelines.org)
  • Despite high sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence in the Pacific, there are limited data on STIs and risk among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people (TG). (who.int)
  • People with HIV infection or other causes of immunosuppression who have had recent or anticipate potential mpox exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • On the January day when five Supreme Court justices agreed to revive President Donald Trump's ban on most transgender members of the military, Army Captain Alivia Stehlik was serving as the designated physical therapist for hundreds of troops in the eastern part of Afghanistan. (motherjones.com)
  • For months after Trump's tweet, it seemed as if transgender enlistees would be spared of a policy reversal seen as unnecessary and cruel by even senior military officers. (motherjones.com)
  • [ 1 ] for a person to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, there must be a marked difference between the individual's expressed/experienced gender and his or her assigned (natal) gender, and it must continue for at least 6 months. (medscape.com)
  • Not every transgender person is diagnosed with gender dysphoria. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • To help prevent a renewed outbreak during the spring and summer months, CDC is urging clinicians to be on alert for new cases of mpox and to encourage vaccination for people at risk. (cdc.gov)
  • People need to get both doses of the vaccine for the best protection against mpox. (cdc.gov)
  • People who are vaccinated should continue to avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with someone who has mpox. (cdc.gov)
  • Mpox vaccine can be given as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) both to people with known or presumed exposure to mpox virus. (cdc.gov)
  • Vaccine can also be given to people with certain risk factors and recent experiences that might make them more likely to have been exposed to mpox. (cdc.gov)
  • Such efforts should have health equity principles as a foundation and include strategies such as allowing individuals to self-attest vaccine eligibility (e.g., providing mpox vaccination without requiring individuals to specify which criterion they meet), community outreach, holding vaccination events on-site in locations where groups of people disproportionately impacted by mpox may convene, education efforts, and communication about behavioral strategies to minimize risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Many transgender people receive hormonal treatment and some undergo surgery to bring their bodies into alignment with their gender identity. (medscape.com)
  • It took an average of 380 days for people who had received an abnormal anal Pap test result after having been diagnosed with HIV to undergo high-resolution anoscopy (HRA), which is recommended as follow-up. (medscape.com)
  • Male transgenders who want to become female have to wait an average of eight years, while female transgender people who wish to become male have to wait almost six years before they get permission to undergo a genital corrective operation. (cphpost.dk)
  • Simonsen added that transgender people have to undergo numerous psychiatric, psychological and gynecological examinations before they are allowed to have their genitals changed. (cphpost.dk)
  • Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender individuals to undergo sterilization surgery to officially change their gender is unconstitutional on Wednesday. (yahoo.com)
  • To show that false "diagnoses" of "gender dysphoria" are not unique to Plume but are in fact the "industry standard," Walsh shared documentation including a video of a licensed clinical social worker explaining in a training video how she writes the letters required for patients to undergo "transgender" surgeries. (lifesitenews.com)
  • In the case of the transgender individual, he identifies as something he is not-someone of the opposite sex-and seeks to undergo harmful surgeries and hormonal treatments in order to have his physical state match his identity of himself as someone of the opposite sex. (dennyburk.com)
  • The question has taken on national significance amid political and court battles at the local and federal levels over how to treat transgender children and adults in schools, the armed forces and places of business. (nwaonline.com)
  • Gender dysphoria is a diagnosis in the psychiatric Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and can be given to children, adolescents or adults. (breitbart.com)
  • This would suggest that somewhere between 3-9% of transgender and gender-diverse adults may be autistic. (3quarksdaily.com)
  • These guidelines recommend providing lifelong ART to all people living with HIV, including children, adolescents and adults, pregnant and breastfeeding women, regardless of clinical status or CD4 cell count. (who.int)
  • Some studies have found that approximately 0.5 to 1% of adults and 1 to 8% of children and adolescents consider themselves transgender or gender diverse. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A Times reporter wrote of his statement, "This is false," but then added that transgender people experienced "psychological distress. (breitbart.com)
  • Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria, or psychological distress as a result of the incongruence between their sex and their gender identity. (breitbart.com)
  • Instead of broadening the diagnosis, the WPATH Consensus Group recommends a narrowing of the diagnosis to those who experience distress associated with gender incongruence (Knudson, De Cuypere, & Bockting, in press). (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • Above all, it is treatment for the latter group, those who are experiencing distress or suffer, which justifies and might necessitate a diagnosis. (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • If there is no distress or suffering and no treatment is desired, why is a diagnosis needed? (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • Treatment can help people who have gender dysphoria explore their gender identity and find the gender role that feels comfortable for them, easing distress. (mayoclinic.org)
  • In order to access these rights, transgender prisoners need a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, which is a medical diagnosis for people who experience distress caused by their gender identity being different from their sex assigned at birth. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • A transgender person experiences distress because their body does not reflect their true gender. (montenido.com)
  • Conversely, a person with body dysmorphia experiences distress because they perceive flaws in their body or weight that do not exist. (montenido.com)
  • Gender dysphoria is diagnosed when a person with gender incongruence experiences significant psychological distress (such as depression or anxiety) or functional impairment associated with the gender incongruence. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The diagnosis is defined by the person's distress rather than by the presence of gender incongruence. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Some transgender people develop gender dysphoria and experience distress or impaired functioning related to the mismatch between their gender identity and their sex at birth. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Doctors base the diagnosis of gender dysphoria on significant symptoms of psychological distress (such as anxiety or depression). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Sometimes a transgender person experiences significant emotional distress or issues with functioning that are related to the feeling of a gender identity mismatch. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Connect with scientists, researchers, and clinicians dedicated to advancing transgender research and medicine. (endocrine.org)
  • This change is not backed by politics or ideology, but is based on expert recommendations by researchers and clinicians who have worked with transgender patients over many decades. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • For adult gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons, the treating clinicians (collectively) should have expertise in transgender-specific diagnostic criteria, mental health, primary care, hormone treatment, and surgery, as needed by the patient. (medscape.com)
  • Clinicians should monitor both transgender males (female to male) and transgender females (male to female) for reproductive organ cancer risk when surgical removal is incomplete. (medscape.com)
  • On one hand, the Obama administration in May urged public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity, saying it considers doing otherwise sex discrimination. (nwaonline.com)
  • Nineteen-year-old student Tyron (he wants to be identified only by his first name) says it is easier to be young and transgender today but the lack of legislation does enable discrimination. (irishtimes.com)
  • Tara Borelli, senior attorney at Lambda Legal - the organization representing transgender people denied services in both states - said excluding the coverage is a clear example of discrimination outlawed by the 14th Amendment. (kdvr.com)
  • This has even been used to justify discrimination against transgender people, such as in child custody cases, discrimination in hiring/workplace practices, or justifying them to be mentally unfit to serve in the military. (thetaskforce.org)
  • HRC has played a pivotal role in sweeping progress for LGBTQ people over the last several decades, from winning marriage equality and passing federal hate crimes legislation, to advancing comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation through Congress, to working with thousands of companies to expand workplace protections, to repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and banning so-called 'conversion therapy' in a growing number of states. (hrc.org)
  • Instead, ADF International attorneys Roger Kiska and Robert Clarke argued, much like their colleagues in the context of the U.S., that anti-discrimination protections and rights to privacy outlined in the ECHR do not extend to the LGBT community and, in this case specifically, transgender Europeans (Kiska is now with the London-based Christian Legal Centre). (splcenter.org)
  • Transgender women-people designated male at birth but who identify and may present themselves as women-face systemic discrimination in education, employment, housing, and the provision of health care in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This report focuses on the systemic discrimination that transgender women experience in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • According to nearly all the people interviewed for this report, the lack of employment opportunities for transgender individuals residing in Lebanon is the most grueling form of discrimination they face. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Raun noted the psychological consequences of the long waiting times are not really discussed, and a recent report from the National Institute of Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark has indicated some transgender people are getting their sex reassignment surgeries abroad because they are dissatisfied with the long waiting periods in Denmark. (cphpost.dk)
  • In June 2022, a North Carolina trial court demanded the state plan pay for "medically necessary services," including hormone therapy and some surgeries, for transgender employees and their children. (post-journal.com)
  • The term transgender should be used as an adjective, not as a noun, so it is preferable to use terms such as transgender people, or transgender men and transgender women. (medscape.com)
  • HIV estimates for 2020 and 2021 should be interpreted with caution due to adjustments made to the CD4-based depletion model to account for the impact of COVID-19 on HIV testing and diagnosis in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • I work in a LGBTQ transgender health clinic, and this was an excellent overview. (wildirismedicaleducation.com)
  • The National LGBTQ Task Force is also strongly opposed to the inclusion of the diagnosis of "Transvestic Disorder" in the DSM-5 for many reasons. (thetaskforce.org)
  • A growing topic of debate in the LGBTQ and anorexia nervosa recovery circles is centered around gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia and their relationship to clinical diagnoses of a mental health disorder. (montenido.com)
  • Founded in 1980, HRC has grown into one of the most effective advocacy organizations in America, leading the way to expand LGBTQ protections at every level of government, elect pro-equality lawmakers, defend the fundamental civil rights of LGBTQ people, and work through groundbreaking Foundation programs to enhance the lived experiences of LGBTQ people at school, work and in every community. (hrc.org)
  • Alphonso has devoted his career to expanding the civil rights of LGBTQ people across New York State and the nation," said HRC Board Foundation Board Chair Deb Taft. (hrc.org)
  • At a time when LGBTQ people, women, people of color, immigrants and refugees, and so many others are being confronted with daily attacks on our most basic rights, Alphonso is the fierce, compassionate, and strategic leader HRC and our broader movement for equality needs. (hrc.org)
  • Some countries have enacted laws protecting the rights of transgender individuals, but others have criminalized their gender identity or expression. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subpopulations representing 2% or less of all people who received an HIV diagnosis in 2021 are not represented in this chart. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2021, transgender people accounted for 2% (868) of the 36,136 new HIV diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2021, people reporting heterosexual contact accounted for 22% (8,059) of the 36,136 new HIV diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • While about 42,000 children and teens in the US received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria in 2021, Reuters reports that only 282 teens received gender-affirming mastectomies that year. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • It is estimated that 1.2 million persons in the United States were living with diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV at the end of 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • In 48 U.S. jurisdictions with complete reporting of laboratory results, approximately 82% of people with HIV diagnosed during 2021 were linked to care within one month of diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Still, the rate among Black/African American persons (3.1) was 5.2 times the overall annual rate in 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • Campaigners say the bill is a step in the right direction but falls short of fully recognizing the rights of transgender people. (christianpost.com)
  • These laws came out of an earlier period when the medical and psychological fields had only just started to grapple with the rights of transgender people. (splcenter.org)
  • Earlier this year, the APA also released a position statement affirming their support of transgender rights, and the language of the DSM-5 reflects an increased sensitivity to and respect for the transgender community. (thetaskforce.org)
  • In April of this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued in A.P., Garçon and Nicot v. France a landmark ruling in support of transgender rights. (splcenter.org)
  • WPATH-SOC suggested general clinical guidelines for hormone therapy and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria that allow individual health professionals and programs to modify them according to the individual needs of persons with gender dysphoria. (medscape.com)
  • In the United States, people living with HIV are 19 times more likely to develop anal cancer than the general population, according to a 2018 article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology . (medscape.com)
  • Particular emphasis will be given to specialized clinical needs of transgender clients who are autistic or who have ADHD. (endocrine.org)
  • In 2014, Amnesty International criticised the "long-standing and humiliating clinical investigations at Rigshospitalet Sexology Clinic", which is the only place in Denmark that can refer people to a genital corrective operation. (cphpost.dk)
  • Yet we don't know if autism presents differently in transgender and gender-diverse individuals - and this is something we need to understand to ensure that doctors can better identify autism in this group. (3quarksdaily.com)
  • The recent ruling was in response to a lawsuit challenging these requirements, with the plaintiff's lawyers arguing that the rules violated constitutional rights and imposed physical and financial burdens on transgender individuals. (yahoo.com)
  • The DSM-5 contains two diagnoses relevant to transgender and gender-variant individuals. (thetaskforce.org)
  • Under Mattis' leadership , Pentagon officials fashioned a watered-down ban that would allow exceptions for some individuals, like Stehlik, who had already acquired a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from a military medical provider and completed her transition. (motherjones.com)
  • Securing safe housing is also a monumental challenge for transgender individuals residing in Lebanon, who encounter varying difficulties depending on their socioeconomic status, refugee status, and gender expression. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Bob and the situations of individuals who believe themselves to be transgender are perfectly analogous. (dennyburk.com)
  • This is going to sound cruel coming from a gay man, but I've sometimes considered transgendered individuals to be somewhat delusional. (dennyburk.com)
  • When choosing a health care provider, look for individuals who are trained to identify and work with people with gender dysphoria. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Syringe services programs reduce syringe sharing and serve as a bridge to other health services including HIV and HCV diagnosis and treatment and medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. (cdc.gov)
  • Greece currently requires persons who wish to have their desired gender legally recognized to be diagnosed with "gender identity disorder" and have their reproductive organs removed. (christianpost.com)
  • Some experts say transgender people aren't helped by accommodating their identity, which they say should be treated as a mental disorder. (nwaonline.com)
  • Being transgender is not a mental health disorder. (breitbart.com)
  • WHO has passed legislation to drop transgender as a mental disorder, a move which has been welcomed by trans advocacy groups. (gcn.ie)
  • The UN's directing and coordinating authority on international health has finally confirmed what has long been recognised by trans and gender variant people everywhere - that being trans does not mean having a disorder of the mind. (gcn.ie)
  • The WHO's removal of 'gender identity disorder' from its diagnostic manual will have a liberating effect on transgender people worldwide. (gcn.ie)
  • While the Argentinian legislation model allows for a person to have their gender recognised without undergoing any medical procedures or psychiatric evaluation, the proposals recommended by the advisory group would require a transgender person to provide evidence of surgery or a diagnosis of gender identity disorder. (irishtimes.com)
  • I live as a transgender person, and I also have bipolar disorder. (healthyplace.com)
  • Today, I'll discuss the commonalities between them and what it feels like to live both as a transgender person and as a person with bipolar disorder. (healthyplace.com)
  • The mental health of these kids was deeply concerning-there were diagnoses like schizophrenia, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and more. (bioedge.org)
  • The WPATH Consensus Group believes that gender variance is not in and of itself pathological and that having a cross- or transgender identity does not constitute a psychiatric disorder (Knudson, DeCuypere, & Bockting, in press). (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • The 43-page report, "'The Law Undermines Dignity': Momentum to Revise Japan's Legal Gender Recognition Process," documents the persistent barriers transgender people face in Japan under the Gender Identity Disorder (GID) Special Cases Act. (hrw.org)
  • First, the previous and disliked "Gender Identity Disorder" (GID) will be replaced with the diagnosis "Gender Dysphoria" . (thetaskforce.org)
  • While we support retaining "Gender Dysphoria" for the time being, the "Transvestic Disorder" diagnosis should be removed immediately. (thetaskforce.org)
  • Third, the definition of "Transvestic Disorder," unlike its predecessor "Transvestic Fetishism" in the DSM-IV, for the first time includes "autogynephilia," a supposed condition created by Dr. Ray Blanchard, whose controversial theory has garnered widespread criticism from both the medical community and the transgender community. (thetaskforce.org)
  • Considering that the need for anorexia treatment is estimated to be four times higher in the transgender community than in the general population, understanding this issue is essential to helping this higher-risk community get the help they need at residential eating disorder treatment centers and elsewhere. (montenido.com)
  • Body dysmorphic disorder is present in at least 25% of people with anorexia nervosa, and body image distortions are almost always present in these cases. (montenido.com)
  • In fact, 16% of college-aged transgender students surveyed in a 2015 survey had experienced or were experiencing an eating disorder. (montenido.com)
  • HIV diagnoses is one of the six Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. indicators. (cdc.gov)
  • In some countries, an explicit medical diagnosis of "transsexualism" is (at least formally) necessary. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2003 Parliament enacted the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, which allows a transgender person who has undergone medical or surgical gender reassignment to apply to the Department of Home Affairs to have the sex description altered on their birth record. (wikipedia.org)
  • Greece began debating on Monday a bill allowing people to change their gender identity without medical treatment, a move that was welcomed by human rights groups but exposed political divisions and church opposition. (christianpost.com)
  • It is also worthy of note that transgender identity is not dependent upon physical appearance or medical procedures. (medscape.com)
  • Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis. (gcn.ie)
  • She has strongly defended transgender medical treatment for American children. (bioedge.org)
  • A pre-treatment medical evaluation is done by a doctor with experience and expertise in transgender care before hormonal and surgical treatment of gender dysphoria. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Many transgender people in Japan and domestic medical, legal, and academic experts, as well as international health and human rights bodies, have said that the law should be substantially revised. (hrw.org)
  • Theravive does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. (theravive.com)
  • In recent years, every major medical and mental health organization has issued statements affirming the lived reality of trans people and endorsing access to gender-affirming care. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • A 2022 study in the Lancet found 98% of transgender teens continue to identify as trans and use gender-affirming hormones, and those who discontinued hormones might have done so for financial, medical or other reasons, not because they changed their minds about their gender. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • For this edition of the DSM, because there is no other medical diagnosis available for transgender people to seek reimbursement of medical expenses under, we recommended that some version of gender dysphoria appear in DSM-5 as a stop-gap measure. (thetaskforce.org)
  • In response, the state created a system "whereby the change of gender on documents was only available to trans people who went through a very specific medical setting, leading to genital surgery and sterilization. (splcenter.org)
  • It is very important for people with gender dysphoria to receive psychological and social support and understanding from medical professionals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • To make a diagnosis, your provider will take your medical history and, in some cases, do a full psychiatric evaluation. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus, and other negative health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for poor health outcomes and bloodborne infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections. (cdc.gov)
  • Title : HIV and and transgender people Corporate Authors(s) : National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • To enable the health system in Islamic Republic of Iran reach the 90-90-90 targets for HIV services, defining and piloting various models of differentiated HIV services delivery has included the provision of community outreach services for people living with HIV/AIDS. (who.int)
  • In CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), and elsewhere across the agency, we understand the ways in which some people are much more affected than others by disease and injury. (cdc.gov)
  • Surgeons generally only agree to operate on transgender minors when their dysphoria is so severe it presents a risk to the patient's safety. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Missouri Independent) - Two transgender boys filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to reverse the University of Missouri's decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors. (kttn.com)
  • The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, alleges halting transgender minors' prescriptions unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of sex and disability status. (kttn.com)
  • The decision was based on a new law banning transgender minors from beginning gender-affirming care . (kttn.com)
  • The state recognizes the rights of transgender inmates with 'the most protective' law in the country. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that there are 3,200 transgender inmates in the U.S. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • People assigned male at birth are usually legally recognized as men, and people assigned female at birth are usually legally recognized as women, in jurisdictions that distinguish between the two. (wikipedia.org)
  • Transgender women f accounted for 2% (812) of new HIV diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • Slightly more than 1 in 10 participants (11.3%) were transgender women. (medscape.com)
  • People used to define lesbians as "women loving women," but this definition is outdated and doesn't take into account the many transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming humans who still proudly call themselves lesbians. (healthyplace.com)
  • The State of Connecticut's Department of Corrections policies have far too long been non-responsive to the life threatening experiences women and transgender people go through," said Janice Flemming Butler of Voices of Women of Color . (lgbtqnation.com)
  • This measure should bring attention and measurable action to the mistreatment of women, transgender persons, and parents incarcerated in this state. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • Thus, transgender women who identify as heterosexual women are told that they are actually gay men. (thetaskforce.org)
  • This denies the reality that many transgender women live happy, healthy lives as lesbians or other various sexual orientations. (thetaskforce.org)
  • Wexton said she received the new diagnosis after feeling like she wasn't responding well to treatment and noticing that the women in her Parkinson's support group were having a different experience. (wtop.com)
  • This law has been regularly enforced to arrest transgender women who are misidentified as "gay men. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The cycle of oppression spun for transgender women in Lebanon often begins with domestic violence at home. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This violence, in many cases perpetrated by a dominant male figure in the family, goes unpunished, pushing transgender women out of their homes, and in the case of refugees and asylum seekers, their countries. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Asian persons had the highest rate of linkage to care within one month, and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander (NHPI) persons (80%), Black/African American persons (80%), women who inject drugs (77%), and men who inject drugs (74%) had the lowest rates. (cdc.gov)
  • As increasing numbers of transgender and gender diverse patients are seeking gender-affirming hormone treatment, more patients are needing to balance the risks and benefits of such treatment in the setting of known or newly diagnosed sex hormone-sensitive cancers (for example breast cancer and cancers of the reproductive tract). (endocrine.org)
  • The World Professional Association for Transgender Health recommends waiting until at least age 14 before offering cross-sex hormone treatment. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Legally, physicians in Lebanon can prescribe hormone treatment and surgical interventions for trans people. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Hormone treatment is not recommended for prepubertal gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons. (medscape.com)
  • The draft legislation says persons have the right to change legal gender twice, and applicants must not be married. (christianpost.com)
  • Applying for university isn't easy for anyone, but if you're a transgender person the lack of protective legislation can create an added difficulty. (irishtimes.com)
  • Ben's story is just one of many situations where lack of legislation means significant barriers to everyday life for transgender people. (irishtimes.com)
  • Despite this ruling - and despite the assurance made by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton last year at the Transgender European Council in Dublin that legislation was due by the end of 2012 - no further progress has been made. (irishtimes.com)
  • The ongoing erosion of LGBTQI+ rights remains a concern, with the government passing several restrictive pieces of legislation which directly target LGBTQI+ people. (civicus.org)
  • The truth is, there are many barriers that may prevent trans people from accessing care at all. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Changes in subpopulations with fewer HIV diagnoses can lead to a large percentage increase or decrease. (cdc.gov)
  • A higher percentage of new diagnoses are attributable to men who have sex with men (MSM) transmission (Tables 5a and 5b). (texas.gov)
  • A much higher percentage of PLWH and new HIV diagnoses in the Texas-Mexico border region identify as Hispanic and a lower percentage are female. (texas.gov)
  • Many transgender advocates believe that inclusion of this diagnosis increases awareness and helps advocate for health insurance that covers the medically necessary treatment recommended for transgender people. (medscape.com)
  • Being transgender is no longer classified as a mental illness by the World Health Organization. (medscape.com)
  • In the agency's 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) catalog , "gender incongruence"-the organization's term for people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth-has been moved out of the mental disorders chapter and into the organization's sexual health chapter. (medscape.com)
  • In April, representatives of the This Is Me transgender health campaign met with Minister for Health Simon Harris to discuss the problems facing Ireland's trans community in accessing healthcare. (gcn.ie)
  • Knepper said North Carolina's insurance plan does not discriminate because it does not allow people to use state health insurance to "detransition," either. (kdvr.com)
  • In updated treatment guidelines issued last year, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health said evidence of later regret is scant, but that patients should be told about the possibility during psychological counseling. (kdvr.com)
  • Rachel Levine is an assistant secretary at the US Department of Health and Human Services and the most senior transgender official in the Biden Administration. (bioedge.org)
  • Today, we're talking openly about the realities of transgender health care. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • In this article, we want to address some common myths about transgender identity and health. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • People seeking gender confirmation surgery are required to present at least one letter to their insurer written by a licensed mental health professional confirming their diagnosis of gender dysphoria and ability to make an informed decision about the procedure. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Research shows that affirming the lived experience of transgender people results in the most positive life outcomes - and that attempting to change their identity through conversion therapy is ineffective and harmful to mental health. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • This review aimed to summarize original per person estimates of the attributable cost of interpersonal violence to support public health economic research and decision making. (cdc.gov)
  • Study content including violence type (e.g., adverse childhood experiences, ACEs), timeline and payer cost perspective (e.g., hospitalization event-only health care payer cost), and associated per person cost estimates were summarized. (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, the transgender community has a higher rate of mental health problems and risk of attempted suicide. (medlineplus.gov)
  • When we work to reduce these preventable disparities, we are working toward achieving health equity for all persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Direct sputum smear microscopy is the most widely used means for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and is available in most primary health-care laboratories at health-centre level. (bvsalud.org)
  • The American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association and many researchers have come to see transgender identity as genuine. (nwaonline.com)
  • The 11 - all serving time for sexual offences - are on a course called Transgender Pathway, which includes psychological tests to prove they genuinely want to live as females and are not just seeking special treatment. (mirror.co.uk)
  • 2019). HIV and and transgender people. (cdc.gov)
  • HIV diagnoses refers to the number of people who received an HIV diagnosis each year. (cdc.gov)
  • Black refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Gender dysphoria is a diagnosis that refers to people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with. (medscape.com)
  • Sexual orientation: refers to enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction to another person. (medscape.com)
  • Genderqueer: refers to a person who typically expresses a fluidity of gender and sometimes sexual orientation. (medscape.com)
  • Transgender refers to identifying as a gender that is different from the biological gender assigned when you were born. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Gender Identity Sex refers to biological characteristics (such as genitals, chromosomes, and hormones) used to categorize a person as male or female sex. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A Government spokesman said: "Any person applying to be on the Pathway is assessed by a range of healthcare professionals, regardless of whether they are in prison. (mirror.co.uk)
  • A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have broad-ranging implications on whether individual states are constitutionally required to cover healthcare for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. (kdvr.com)
  • Appreciate the role of multidisciplinary care for transgender patient. (endocrine.org)
  • Gender-affirming care for transgender youth is essential and can be life-saving," she told Reuters last year. (bioedge.org)
  • One of the most powerful statements that all is not well with gender-affirming care for transgender youth in America comes from St Louis, Missouri, in a blistering, sometimes stomach-churning, essay in The Free Press , a new news website edited by former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss. (bioedge.org)
  • The procedure for gender reassignment is not illegal in Egypt, however, the complication and stigmatisation has put transgender people through mental and physical assault along with torture, as per Human Rights Watch. (wikipedia.org)
  • While being transgender is not a mental illness, these two things still have a lot in common. (healthyplace.com)
  • Myth #1: Transgender identity is caused by a mental illness. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • It is for this reason that we can make sense of mental disorders such as anorexia nervosa as disorders: they involve persons' having persistent, false beliefs about their identity or how they really are. (dennyburk.com)
  • Before April, transgender people could enlist and serve openly in the military thanks to a policy change during the Obama administration. (ontheissues.org)
  • Although progress is being made in HIV prevention, many people still lack the prevention and care they need to stay healthy. (cdc.gov)
  • This can result in low levels of STI a local nongovernmental organization and chosen for their testing and diagnosis, underreporting of risk behaviours close linkages with the study population and for diversity and limited engagement with prevention and treatment (e.g. gender, age, marital status). (who.int)
  • Genderqueer describes people whose gender identity is not strictly male or female and may include both or neither. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For example, some people who are assigned male at birth feel like a woman trapped in a man's body, and vice versa. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Men reporting heterosexual contact accounted for 7% (2,523) of new HIV diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • Myth #4: Most trans people regret transitioning later. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • While there are some people who realize they aren't trans and regret transitioning, these stories are incredibly rare - estimated at only 0.4% of all trans people . (lifeworksnw.org)
  • Most egregiously, Dutch law allows trans people to change their gender on official documents only on condition that they have altered their bodies through hormones and surgery, and that they are permanently and irreversibly infertile. (splcenter.org)
  • Trans people are also targeted under laws of "violating public morality," "incitement to debauchery," and "secret prostitution. (gaysonoma.com)
  • For Lebanese trans people, living within a geographically small and close-knit society means that family rejection can spiral outward to a sense of rejection by extended families, an entire neighborhood, or even an entire town. (gaysonoma.com)
  • i.e. the same bodies or doctors decide whether a person can move forward in their treatment and the subsequent processes automatically incorporate both matters. (wikipedia.org)
  • Increase the number of people in New York State with chronic HCV who are diagnosed and referred for HCV treatment. (hivguidelines.org)
  • Some people are referred to the clinic to have an operation, but drop out of the treatment, perhaps because they are having doubts. (cphpost.dk)
  • The doctors I worked alongside at the Transgender Center said frequently about the treatment of our patients: "We are building the plane while we are flying it. (bioedge.org)
  • In recent years, the county has been a flashpoint in confrontations over education issues , from school closures and in-person learning during the pandemic to questions over the treatment of transgender students and library books. (wtop.com)
  • It included a provision to allow people those already receiving treatment to continue, but some providers stopped completely because of a clause included in the new law that they feared opened them to legal liability. (kttn.com)
  • At least 10% of people living with HIV undergoing antiretroviral treatment have been able to access differentiated services outside the behavioural disease counselling centres (HIV clinics). (who.int)
  • People with HIV can enjoy long, healthy lives by taking ARV treatment. (who.int)
  • Linking people with HIV to treatment and care. (cdc.gov)
  • However, treatment coverage remains relatively low, and HIV diagnosis occurs at a late stage. (bvsalud.org)
  • Jamie Reed became a case manager at The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital in 2018. (bioedge.org)
  • The Supreme Court's decision is a step toward allowing transgender people to change their gender on official documents without the need for sterilization. (yahoo.com)
  • One component of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) decision to list the legal powerhouse organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) as an anti-LGBT hate group is the substance of their work abroad, which has recently included defending - albeit unsuccessfully - European laws requiring the sterilization of transgender citizens seeking administrative recognition of their preferred gender. (splcenter.org)
  • Changing the name or gender on a government-issued document like a driver's license has long included a frightening step for transgender people in almost two dozen European countries: mandatory sterilization. (splcenter.org)
  • Gay and transgender activists in Europe have argued for years that the sterilization requirement was an institutionalized violation of human rights, and last week the European Court of Human Rights agreed. (splcenter.org)
  • The French sterilization law was the result of a 1990 ECtHR decision (based on a 1982 petition) that ruled the state must provide proper identification for transgender citizens. (splcenter.org)
  • You might not have heard of the term 'bigender' before and trust me, even as a queer person, it can be hard for me to keep up with all the identity words. (healthyplace.com)
  • The degree of legal recognition provided to transgender people varies widely throughout the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • In others, a diagnosis of "gender dysphoria", or simply the fact that one has established a non-conforming gender role, can be sufficient for some or all of the legal recognition available. (wikipedia.org)
  • Attorneys for the state of North Carolina said the state-sponsored plan is not required to cover gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgery because being transgender is not an illness. (kdvr.com)
  • A study published in the scientific magazine Journal of Sexual Medicine has revealed Danish transgender people have to wait many years before they are allowed to have a sex reassignment surgery, reports magazine Videnskab. (cphpost.dk)
  • Many people also find that surgery is necessary to relieve their gender dysphoria. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Few transgender people have surgery before age 18, and insurance does not typically cover these procedures. (lifeworksnw.org)
  • 15/ Later, Plume's nurse practitioner confirmed that "in order for the surgery to be paid for," the dysphoria diagnosis would need to remain. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The Folx site said, for example, that a person "who identifies as nonbinary and does not have a lot of 'dysphoria'" "might still need a gender dysphoria diagnostic code attached in order for insurance to cover the surgery. (lifesitenews.com)
  • for example, a transgender man was designated female at birth but identifies as male. (nwaonline.com)
  • Reportedly, the statistics of criminal acts committed against the transgender community have not been available because they have had a history of going unreported. (wikipedia.org)
  • Connecticut became the first state to recognize the legal right of transgender prisoners to be housed with others of their gender . (lgbtqnation.com)
  • Gender non-conforming: when a person's gender identity, role or expression differs from the cultural norms prescribed for the people of a particular sex. (medscape.com)
  • Symptoms vary, depending upon a person's age, but most people want to live in a way that matches their gender identity. (medlineplus.gov)