Having gender variance classified as a mental disorder and relying on that for health insurance coverage is a bit of false logic. Most insurance companies in the U.S. exclude treatments for Gender Identity Disorder, but there hormonal imbalances are covered for all kinds of conditions that are not related to GID. People who need to have medical support to manage their gender variance can and should be able to access competent medical care through health insurance, but for the most part right now a GID diagnosis must be avoided if coverage is expected. There are transgender health advocates working to address this issue systemically, both from the activist side as well as from the health care provider side. Thanks, by the way, for your generally excellent responses to the questions raised about this sorely neglected and unfortunately too long obscured topic.
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posture is a way of fitting in and that it is not necessary to truly embrace another gender.
Debra Rosenberg: That's an interesting question and a tough one to answer. Many people who consider themselves transgender also say they felt lonely growing up—perhaps because they felt they could never share their true selves. Your child will have to decide whether there's some way short of changing gender that feels comfortable.
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New York, NY: Why isn't this phenomenon happening in countries where people are more preocupied with life and death or hunger situations?we are spoiled so bad!
Debra Rosenberg: Actually, this does happen all over the world. We looked at photos from Albania, the Philippines and Mexico to name just a few. Perhaps we just don't hear about transgender in other cultures.
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