I think this is one of those issues where the professional sphere of knowledge and the lay person's are intersecting. Here's some links to professional resources:
Gender Identity Disorder is recognized in the DSM IV. http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/gender_identity_disorder.htm THE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS (Fifth Version) http://www.tc.umn.edu/~colem001/hbigda/hstndrd.htm On 2/6/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a pretty fuzzy area where elective and corrective meet. If you were > born a man...and decide you want to be a woman....are you "correcting" > something that nature screwed up? Do you and only get to decide when nature > was wrong? It almost seems like the surgery is "selectively corrective"....I > dunno. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195974 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
