Another Assassination Attempt, Another 'trans' Sicko
If
memory serves it was in the late 60s when homosexuality was declared
"normal" in the, then, revised psychiatric
manual Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-II). This was a landmark decision and the
U.S. has been the worse for it since then. The DSM is now up to its
seventh revision*.
The abstract for the latest revision in
2022 includes the following, "...the provision of
ICD-10-CM [DSM-5] symptom codes for reporting suicidal and
nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior; modifications, mostly for
clarity, of the diagnostic criteria for more than 70 disorders; and
updates in terminology (e.g., replacing “neuroleptic medications”
with “antipsychotic medications or other dopamine receptor blocking
agents” throughout the text and replacing “desired
gender” with “experienced gender” in the text for gender
dysphoria). Finally, the entire text was
reviewed by an Ethnoracial Equity and Inclusion Work Group to ensure
appropriate attention to risk factors such as the experience of
racism and discrimination, as well as the use of nonstigmatizing
language."
It would seem as though 50
years on the psychiatric community is still doing back-flips to
mollify the LBTQ... misfits. Meanwhile the rest of society needs to
put up with many people with real mental issues being allowed
forced to be considered normal. The trans folks in need of
real care can be, and have been, a genuine threat human life.
Since
the medical professionals seem incapable of addressing this fact the
U.S. congress needs to act. —TYSK