My Confusing Childhood
Many people associate transgenderism with a mental disorder called gender dysphoria. Unfortunately, Barack Obama solidified this by labeling gender reassignment issues to be treated by Medicare (surgery, hormones, therapy) only when the "disorder" is labeled gender dysphoria by a psychologist and/or psychiatrist. Many transgendered individuals were happy that they would be covered by Medicare to transition, but I believe that this came at a ver high price, intrinsically, for the transgendered community. Gender identity is not a disorder, disease, or anything that should be associated with illness. Gender identity which does not match your given organs isn't an illness. Behavioral therapist realize that gender is by far more involved than the sex organs themselves. I will demonstrate with some incidents from my childhood which solidified my identity as male. I can honestly say that if I had never worn dresses as a child I would have never identified as female. My best fr