gender dysphoria

English

Noun

gender dysphoria (usually uncountable, plural gender dysphorias)

  1. A profound and persistent unhappiness related to characteristics associated with one's biological sex, experienced especially by transgender people.
    Synonyms: GD, (dated) gender identity disorder
    Antonym: gender euphoria
    • [2014, Nancy J. Mezey, LGBT Families, SAGE Publications, →ISBN:
      In the latest version of the DSM (the DSM-5) released in May 2013, the association changed the name from GID to “gender dysphoria.” According to the American Psychiatric Association, they changed the name “to better characterize the experiences of affected children, adolescents, and adults” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).]

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.