By decree, transsexuality is no longer a mental illness
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May 29, 2009
GlobalPost.com - Mildrade Cherfils
The French Ministry of Health has announced that transsexuality will no longer be considered a mental illness.
LGBT activists lauded Saturday’s announcement on the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia - the theme of which this year focused on transphobia - saying that the declassification was a step forward in the fight against the discrimination and violence committed against the transgender community.
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- Evelyn 5/30/2009 10:20 Hopefully the US will follow suit.....!!!!!! The Transgender minority needs to be understood.we too often are looked at as nothing but sex workersI'm not mentally Ill, I was just born differently.Sorry if you cannot understand that, but thankfully enclaves such as URNAallow us to know that we are not alone.
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