This correspondance was between Anne Vitale, PhD, and a friend, who is currently completing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Anne Vitale is a trans psychologist who is relatively known for her theory of Gender Expression Denial Anxiety Disorder (a long name for what is essentially dysphoria). She is also a member of WPATH, and a specialist of " ( Read more... )

The HBS movement cites recent research on the hypothalamus as definitive "proof" of their assertion that transexuality is a physical intersex condition. Divorcing myself from the issue and speaking purely as a scientist, this is either ignorant or dishonest because the papers they cite are in fact only preliminary pilot studies.

The 1997 study by ( Read more... )

A lesbian friend today said that men need to stand up as women did, for their rights to expand the limitations society imposes in terms of appearance and behaviour., in short the binary system. As a result of the female stance women today enjoy far greater freedom of expression than men in most cultures ( Read more... )

Does anyone know when the DSM is going to be revised again ( Read more... )