17/02/2010 The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released on Feb 10th 2010 a draft version of the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM) .[1] TGEU [2] observes with great concern ...
DSM – REVISION: NO END TO TRANS* PATHOLOGIZATION
Health & Depathologisation
Trans people need accessible and quality healthcare, just like everybody else. However, many trans people do not see a doctor because they fear discrimination, lack health insurance or economic means, and/or do not know where to turn to. Some trans people might wish to access trans-specific healthcare, including hormonal, surgical, psychological, or other medical treatment.
TGEU works towards ensuring that trans people can enjoy the highest standard of trans-specific healthcare and have equal access to general healthcare.
Being trans is not an illness, yet some medical guidelines and professionals still consider it to be a mental disorder. TGEU therefore works for the depathologisation of trans people, to ensure that trans identities are no longer considered mental health conditions.
To achieve these aims, we build on our own and our members’ capacity to engage with European institutions and other stakeholders to address gaps in trans people’s access to healthcare. We also contribute actively to having trans identities removed from the mental health section of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
Equal access to healthcare is also closely related to our work on non-discrimination.
Transgender Europe and ILGA-Europe published in May 2008 the first comprehensive report on the experiences of health care by transgender people in European Union. This report is a result of ...
Transgender Europe (TGEU) Announcement Update: More than 160 groups worldwide oppose Trans Pathologization Two weeks before the heyday of this year’s “Stop Trans Pathologization: ...
STOP TRANS PATHOLOGIZATION 2012 TGEU supports the “Stop Trans Pathologization 2012”-campaign of the Trans Depathologization-Network. In the following we are presenting the network, the beginnings of the campaign and TGEU’s ...
Five weeks before the heyday of this year’s “Stop Trans Pathologization: Goal 2012” campaign already 4 international Networks and 110 trans groups and allies from 30 countries in Africa, Asia, ...
Campaign: Removal of GID from diagnostic manuals TGEU Call for Action/Support The European Transgender Network “Transgender Europe” (TGEU) supports the annual campaign of the Trans Depathologization Network and calls upon ...