A gender-related diagnosis called transsexualism first appeared in DSM-III in 1980, with a corresponding childhood gender identity disorder. In DSM-IV, which came out in 1994, all variations of gender disorder became gender identity disorder. Akin to homosexuality, in DSM-5 in 2013, gender identity disorder was eliminated and replaced with gender dysphoria, sort of a parallel with ego-dystonic homosexuality. Even so, Denmark determined that any trans classification needed to be removed from mentally ill criteria in order to destigmatize transgender individuals. He was chosen to receive the 2024 Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2023 14:48 UTC