Gender Identity Disorder. I remember some classmates bringing up the fact that no one chooses to have certain urges or want a sex change. And quickly another classmate responded that no one chooses to have any illness. So what is it that set GID apart from other "disorders".
It is the fact that the term disorder implies not only that something may be "unnatural" or malfunctioning, but also that is should be treated if not cured. Whether or not GID could be treated/cured is besides the point. These "patients" need to be acknowledged as human beings with the right to happiness, and a sex change does not endanger the lives of other, that is unless they try performing a castration by themselves.
~ John Benware
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