Toward an LGBT-informed paradigm for children who break gender norms: Comment on Drummond et al. (2008) and Rieger et al. (2008).

Hegarty, Peter

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“…Hegarty (2009) critiqued this article on the grounds that these children's 'gender identities' had been described as 'disordered' and in need of modification. In response, Zucker, Drummond, Bradley and Peterson-Badali (2009, p. 906) dismissed Hegarty's critique due to its focus on 'politically incorrect language'.…”

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“…she seemed to feel really heavy and really emotional.' (Spiegel, 2008;misgendering pronouns corrected) Some psychological publications have critiqued Zucker and Bradley's (1995) approach as problematic or archaic (e.g., Burke, 1996;Hegarty, 2009;Langer & Martin, 2004;Lev et al, 2010;Wilson, Griffin, & Wren, 2002). Some psychological models have also discarded direct behavioural modification for therapeutic interventions described in psychological literature as 'supportive' and 'affirmative' towards children's self-designated genders (e.g., Hill, Menvielle, Sica, & Johnson, 2010;Klein, 2009;Raj, 2008;Vanderburgh, 2009).…”

Section: Psychological Approaches To Children With Self-designated Gementioning

confidence: 99%

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Cisgenderism in psychology: pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008

Ansara

Hegarty

2012

Psychology & Sexuality

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Abstract:We assessed whether recent psychological literature on children reflects or contrasts with the zeitgeist of American Psychological Association's recent non-discrimination statement on 'transgender' and 'gender variant' individuals. Article records (N = 94) on childhood 'gender identity' and 'expression' published between 1999 and 2008 inclusive were evaluated for two kinds of cisgenderism, the ideology that invalidates or pathologises self-designated genders that contrast with external designations. Misgendering language contradicts children's own gender assignations and was less frequent than pathologising language which constructs children's own gender assignations and expression as disordered. Articles on children's gender identity/expression are increasingly impactful within psychology. Cisgenderism is neither increasing nor decreasing overall. Mental health professionals are more cisgenderist than other authors. Articles by members of an 'invisible college' structured around the most prolific author in this area are more cisgenderist and impactful than other articles. We suggest how authors and editors can implement American Psychological Association policy and change scientific discourse about children's genders.

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Section: Psychological Approaches To Children With Self-designated Gementioning

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Cisgenderism in psychology: pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008

Ansara

Hegarty

2012

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“…Various authors have subsequently examined gender identity disorder of childhood (GIDC) as a diagnostic category and questioned its use (Bartlett, Vasey, & Bukowski, 2000;Bryant, 2006Bryant, , 2008Hegarty, 2009;Langer & Martin, 2004). Those who have criticised the application of GID to children have repeatedly argued that the distress inherent in this so-called 'disorder' is to do with others' prejudices and is not owing to gender variance itself being distressing (Lev, 2005).…”

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The discursive and clinical production of trans youth: gender variant youth who seek puberty suppression

Roen

2011

Psychology & Sexuality

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This article focuses on therapeutic interventions with gender variant youth and, in particular, pubertal suppression. The aim is to address the question of which kinds of subjects are enabled, and which are made invisible, through discursive and clinical practices. The analysis demonstrates the conceptual value of drawing on discursive and queer theoretical approaches. The published work of selected clinicians is used as a way in to the complexities that various clinical understandings and approaches bring with them. A key focus is on problems inherent in the construction of gender variant youth as 'persisting' or 'desisting' in their cross-gender wishes. Psychologists working in this area have substantial challenges to face, such as the challenge of negotiating understandings about what is a 'successful' outcome and the complexity of reporting fluidity and uncertainty in the context of a scientific forum where 'results' are expected. This article addresses the challenge of engaging psychological, discursive and clinical practices in ways that enable empowered, viable, gender variant possibilities, rather than representing gender variant youth as incoherent subjects.

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“…On this point, Meyer-Bahlburg (2009) has addressed the competing views on this broad philosophical debate (see also Bockting, 2009). I will also not address some of the putative sociopolitical criticisms of the GID diagnosis (see, e.g., Feder, 1997;Hegarty, 2009;Martin, 2008;Minter, 1999;Morgan, 2000;Sedgwick, 1991), such as the claim that it was introduced into the DSM-III as a backdoor maneuver to replace homosexuality (e.g., Ault & Brzuzy, 2009), which had been delisted from the DSM-II in 1973. On this point, I have provided my own view elsewhere (Zucker & Spitzer, 2005; see also Meyer-Bahlburg, 2009;Zucker, Drummond, Bradley, & Peterson-Badali, 2009).…”

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The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in Children

Zucker

2009

Arch Sex Behav

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In this article, I review the diagnostic criteria for Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in children as they were formulated in the DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV. The article focuses on the cumulative evidence for diagnostic reliability and validity. It does not address the broader conceptual discussion regarding GID as "disorder," as this issue is addressed in a companion article by Meyer-Bahlburg (2009). This article addresses criticisms of the GID criteria for children which, in my view, can be addressed by extant empirical data. Based in part on reanalysis of data, I conclude that the persistent desire to be of the other gender should, in contrast to DSM-IV, be a necessary symptom for the diagnosis. If anything, this would result in a tightening of the diagnostic criteria and may result in a better separation of children with GID from children who display marked gender variance, but without the desire to be of the other gender.

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Toward an LGBT-informed paradigm for children who break gender norms: Comment on Drummond et al. (2008) and Rieger et al. (2008).

Cited by 36 publications

References 83 publications

Cisgenderism in psychology: pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008

Cisgenderism in psychology: pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008

The discursive and clinical production of trans youth: gender variant youth who seek puberty suppression

The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in Children

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