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'''Gender identity disorder''' is a medical diagnosis for a mental disorder according to the DSM IV, which indicates a "strong and persistent cross-gender identification." <ref name="behavenet.com">http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/genderiddis.htm</ref>  In previous versions of the [[DSM]], this had been called "Gender Dysphoria", but now that term is used specifically to refer to a specific psychological criterion of GID which requires that "there must also be evidence of persistent discomfort about one's assigned sex or a sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex." <ref name="behavenet.com"/>

'''Gender identity disorder''' is a medical diagnosis for a mental disorder according to the DSM IV, which indicates a "strong and persistent cross-gender identification." <ref name="behavenet.com">http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/genderiddis.htm</ref>  In previous versions of the [[DSM]], this had been called "Gender Dysphoria", but now that term is used specifically to refer to a specific psychological criterion of GID which requires that "there must also be evidence of persistent discomfort about one's assigned sex or a sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex." <ref name="behavenet.com"/>

A pioneer in this field admitted in 2023 that “We were wrong.”<ref name="WND">https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/wrong-pioneer-child-gender-swaps-makes-damning-admission/?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notification&utm_campaign=%27We_were_wrong%27</ref>  [[Canadian]] Dr. Susan Bradley “expressed regret that the clinic had participated in the administration of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria, which she now believes can cement a child’s sense of confusion out of which they would likely otherwise grow. She also expressed concern about the drugs’ side effects.”<ref name="WND"/>  She stated:  

A pioneer in this field admitted in 2023 that “We were wrong.”<ref name="WND">https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/wrong-pioneer-child-gender-swaps-makes-damning-admission/?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notification&utm_campaign=%27We_were_wrong%27</ref>  [[Canadian]] Dr. Susan Bradley “expressed regret that the clinic had participated in the administration of [[puberty blockers]] for gender dysphoria, which she now believes can cement a child’s sense of confusion out of which they would likely otherwise grow. She also expressed concern about the drugs’ side effects.”<ref name="WND"/>  She stated:  

{{cquote|They’re not as irreversible as we always thought, and they have longer term effects on kids’ growth and development, including making them sterile and quite a number of things affecting their bone growth.<ref name="WND"/>}}

{{cquote|They’re not as irreversible as we always thought, and they have longer term effects on kids’ growth and development, including making them sterile and quite a number of things affecting their bone growth.<ref name="WND"/>}}