Question

Caitlin Jenner has launched this disorder into the public spotlight, but before her story came the lives of many children with Gender Dysphoria. Review the documentary on Gender Dysphoriaand discuss the idea that children identified with Gender D dysphoria should be allowed to live as the gender in which they feel most comfortable. What are the short-term and long-term implications for this practice? Did this documentary impact you personally or change your thoughts on this disorder?

Answer 1

Introduction- Gender dysphoria is kind of disorder in which a person feel difference between biological and psychological gender identity. A person with gender dysphoria experience strong uncomfortable condition with biological gender and feel a different gender approach psychologically.

Identification- According to DSM IV TR, should be at least three symptoms presented in a child.

1- Strong opposite feeling and commitment towards self-gender.

2- Boys try to use girl’s clothes and girls use boy’s clothes.

3- Use of gender related toys, like dolls and motorbikes etc.

Review of Documentary- The documentary describes situation of a person with dysphoria and social reaction regarding the disorder. The documentary touched soft corners and feelings of a person who want to change their gender, before the event of Caitlin Jenner, dysphoria was a social and biological problem but the present days we know its psychological factors. Researches says that the gender identification disorder could be seen more in boys than girls, (Cohen-Kettenis, 2003), the common result of gender identification in boys is bisexuality rather than transgender approach.

            The documentary was very important to understand psychological and biological conditions of a person with gender identity disorder, the documentary trying to change the social views as well as individual dignity.