GID

A
PERSON WHO EXPERIENCE

GENDER DYSPHORIA,
DISCONTENT WITH THE SEX

THEY WERE ASSIGNED AT BIRTH

OR THE GENDER ROLES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

Gender

Sex

SEE THE DIFFERENCE:

Transgender Transsexual

Transgender
A feeling of discomfort or bad fit between ones assigned gender role, and ones internal sense of gender.

Transsexual
Person clearly does not identify with the gender they are assigned at birth.

RESEARCH AND STUDY

(People and research support the declassification of GID as a mental disorder)

Transgender brain structure have the physical brain structure that resemble the desired sex even before hormone treatment.

DSM4 TR CRITERIA:
Long standing and strong identification with another gender Long standing disquiet about the sex assigned or a sense of incongruity in the gender assigned role of that sex

Diagnosis is not made if the individual also has physical intersex characteristics

Significant clinical discomfort or impairment at work, social institutions or other important life areas

ICD-10 Transsexualism has 3 Diagnostic Criteria

Disorder is not a The desire to Transsexual live and be identity has symptom of another accepted as been present a member of persistently mental disorder or the opposite for at least 2 sex. yrs. chromosomal abnormality.

SEXUAL MATURATION
DISORDER
uncertainty about gender identity which causes anxiety or stressed.

GID

IN

CHILDREN

Puberty blocker- to delay the onset of puberty until a child is old enough to make an informed decision on whether hormonal gender reassignment leading to surgical gender will be in that persons best interest.

In children the disturbance is manifested by 4 or more of the FF:

Preference for cross-dressing; insistence on wearing only stereotypal masculine clothes

Repeatedly stated desire, or insistent that he or she, is other sex

Strong and persistent preferences for cross sex roles, in make believe play or persistent fantasies

Intense desire to participate in stereotypal games and past times of the other sex

Strong preference for playmates of the other sex

DISCOMFORT WITH HIS OR HER SEX AND GENDER ROLE ( CHILDREN)

In boys
assertion that his penis is disgusting or it would be better without it; aversion toward rough- andtumble play and rejection of male stereotypal toys, games and activities.

In girls
Rejection of urinating in sitting position; assertion that she has or will grow penis or assertion that she does not want to grow breast and menstruation and aversion toward normative feminine clothing

In adolescent and adult

Preoccupation with getting rid of primary and secondary characteristics, e.g. Request for hormones, surgery, or other request to physical alter sexual characteristics to stimulate the other sex.

The believe that she was born the wrong sex.

What causes GID?

Hormones Defects in imbalances Genetic ( normal human chromosomal during fetal bonding and abnormalities) and childhood rearing development

HOW COMMON ?
Evident in childhood 2-4 yrs old before they reach adolescence occurs more often in male than in females

HOW IS IT TREATED ?
individual and family counselling usually is recommended to treat children with gender identity disorder. therapy also helps on helping the individual, function as well as possible within his or her biological gender. counselling also for adults contemporary treatment consist primarily of physical modifications to bring the body into harmony with ones perception of mental (psychological emotional) gender identity rather that vice versa.

Some transsexual adults request hormone and surgical treatment to suppress their biological sex characteristics. Gender assignment- surgical alteration of a persons sex. Sex change operation- this surgery is major and irreversible so candidates for surgery must undergo extensive evaluation and transition period.

HOMOSEXUALITY
homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex.

one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, along with bisexuality and heterosexuality.

Lesbian for females and gay for males

2 to 10 % of people have had some form of same-sex contact within their lifetime.

In 2006 study, 20% of respondents anonymously reported some homosexual feelings

Although 2-3% of respondents identified themselves as homosexual

HOMOSEXUAL
Is a Greek and Latin hybrid, 1st word homos which means same. Although early writers also used the adjective homosexual to refer to any single-sex context (such as an all-girls school), today the term is used exclusively in reference to sexual attraction, activity, and orientation. The term homosocial is now used to describe single-sex contexts that are not specifically sexual. There is also a word referring to same-sex love, homophilia.

SYNONYMS:

Man who have sex with man or MSM Homoerotic- work of art Queer, poof and homo and Gay

The Kinsey scale- also called the HeterosexualHomosexual Rating Scale, attempts to describe a person's sexual history or episodes of his or her sexual activity at a given time. 0- meaning exclusively heterosexual 6- meaning exclusively homosexual In both the Male and Female volumes of the Kinsey Reports. "X- was used for asexuality.

ORIENTATION AND BEHAVIOR

characteristics of individual like biological sex, gender identity or age. This perspective is incomplete because sexual orientation is always defined in relational terms and necessarily involves relationships with other individuals. Thus, sexual orientation is integrally linked to the intimate personal relationships that human beings form with others to meet their deeply felt needs for love, attachment, and intimacy.

Innate bisexuality (or predisposition to bisexuality) is a term introduced by Sigmund Freud, that expounds that all humans are born bisexual but through psychological developmentwhich includes both external and internal factors become monosexual, while the bisexuality remains in a latent state.

COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET

phrase which refers to one's disclosure of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and is described and experienced variously as a psychological process or journey.

Generally, coming out is described in three phases.

"knowing oneself- the realization emerges that one is open to same-sex relations. This is often described as an internal coming out. one's decision to come out to others, e.g. family, friends, or colleagues. The third phase more generally involves living openly as an LGBT person. Outing is the practice of publicly revealing the sexual orientation of a closeted person.

SAME SEX RELATIONSHIP

The Kinsey scale ( Alfred Kinsey) attempts to describe a person's sexual history or episodes of their sexual activity at a given time. Research indicates that many lesbians and gay men want, and succeed in having, committed and durable relationships.
For example: between 40% and 60% of gay men and between 45% and 80% of lesbians are currently involved in a romantic relationship.

between 18% and 28% of gay couples and between 8% and 21% of lesbian couples in the U.S. have lived together ten or more years.

PUBLIC HEALTH

These safer sex recommendations are agreed upon by public health officials for women who have sex with women to avoid sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Avoid contact with a partners menstrual blood and with any visible genital lesions. Cover sex toys that penetrate more than one person's vagina or anus with a new condom for each person; consider using different toys for each person. Use a barrier (e.g., latex sheet, dental dam, cut-open condom, plastic wrap) during oral sex. Use latex or vinyl gloves and lubricant for any manual sex that might cause bleeding.

THESE SAFER FOR MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN TO AVOID SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS:
Avoid contact with a partner's bodily fluids and with any visible genital lesions. Use condoms for anal and oral sex. Use a barrier (e.g., latex sheet, dental dam, cutopen condom) during analoral sex. Cover sex toys that penetrate more than one person with a new condom for each person; consider using different toys for each person and use latex or vinyl gloves and lubricant for any sex that might cause bleeding.

HISTORY

DETAILED COMPILATION: (BY HISTORICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS OF PREINDUSTRIAL CULTURES)

41% OF 42 CULTURES - "STRONGLY DISAPPROVE

HOMOSEXUALITY 21%- ACCEPTED OR IGNORED

12%- REPORTED NO SUCH CONCEPT.

ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS, THE LAW AND THE CHURCH ESTABLISHED:

SODOMY- AS A TRANSGRESSION AGAINST DIVINE LAW OR A CRIME AGAINST NATURE. ANAL SEX- BETWEEN MALES, HOWEVER, PREDATES CHRISTIAN BELIEF.
IT WAS FREQUENT IN ANCIENT GREECE; MANY HISTORICAL FIGURES, INCLUDING SOCRATES, LORD BYRON, EDWARD II, AND HADRIAN,[57] HAVE HAD TERMS SUCH AS GAY OR BISEXUAL APPLIED TO THEM.

GAY- REFERS TO MALE HOMOSEXUALITY.

LESBIAN- REFERS ONLY TO FEMALE HOMOSEXUALITY.

THE WORD "LESBIAN" IS DERIVED FROM THE NAME OF THE GREEK ISLAND LESBOS, WHERE THE POET SAPPHO WROTE LARGELY ABOUT HER EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUNG WOMEN.

RICHARD VON KRAFFT-EBING

In 1886, European sexologist in the late 19th century, listed homosexuality along with 200 other case studies of deviant sexual practices in his definitive work, Psychopathia Sexualis. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, pathological models of homosexuality were standard.

1952
APA published its first Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, homosexuality was included as a disorder. That study and subsequent research consistently failed to produce any empirical or scientific basis for regarding homosexuality as a disorder or abnormality, rather than a normal and healthy sexual orientation. 1973- AMA removed homosexuality from the DSM, stating that "homosexuality per se implies no impairment in judgment, stability, reliability, or general social or vocational capabilities." After thoroughly reviewing the scientific data, the American Psychological Association adopted the same position in 1975, and urged all mental health professionals "to take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with homosexual orientations." The National Association of Social Workers has adopted a similar policy.

CAUSE

Biological and environmental factors: The biological factors that have been researched are genetic and hormonal, particularly during the fetal developmental period, that influence the resulting brain structure, and other characteristics such as handedness. There are a wide range of environmental factors (sociological, psychological, or early uterine environment), and various biological factors, that may influence sexual orientation; though many researchers believe that it is caused by a complex interplay between nature and nurture, they favor biological models for the cause.

PSYCHOTHERAPY
Most lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who seek psychotherapy do so for the same reasons as heterosexual people (stress, relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to social or work situations, etc.) Whatever the issue, there is a high risk for anti-gay bias in psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients.Psychological research in this area has been relevant to counteracting prejudicial ("homophobic") attitudes and actions, and to the LGBT rights movement generally.

PSYCHOTHERAPY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING

SCIENTIFIC FACTS:

Same-sex sexual attractions, behavior, and orientations per se are normal and positive variants of human sexuality; in other words, they are not indicators of mental or developmental disorders. Homosexuality and bisexuality are stigmatized, and this stigma can have a variety of negative consequences (e.g., Minority Stress) throughout the life span. Same-sex sexual attractions and behavior can occur in the context of a variety of sexual orientations and sexual orientation identities Gay men, lesbians, and bisexual individuals can live satisfying lives as well as form stable, committed relationships and families that are equivalent to heterosexual relationships in essential respects. There are no empirical studies or peer-reviewed research that support theories attributing same-sex sexual orientation to family dysfunction or trauma