Transsexualism (“Gender Identity Disorder”) – A CNS-Limited Form of Intersexuality?

This article discusses how the intersection of grammatical gender and social gender, entwined in the core structure of language, can be analyzed to understand the dynamic status of selfhood. After reviewing a history of scholarship that demonstrates this claim, the discussion analyzes the language practices of transgender individuals in Japan, where transgender identity is currently understood in terms of sei-dōitsusei-shōgai (gender identity disorder). Based on fieldwork conducted between 2011 and 2017, the analysis reveals how individuals identifying with sei-dōitsusei-shōgai negotiate subject positions by manipulating the specific indexical meanings attached to grammatical structures.

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Consensus from Differences: Lack of Professional Consensus on the Retention of the Gender Identity Disorder Diagnosis

International Journal of Transgenderism ◽

10.1080/15532739.2010.513928 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 60-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Randall D. Ehrbar

Keyword(s):

Gender Identity ◽

Gender Identity Disorder

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Adolescents With Gender Identity Disorder Who Were Accepted or Rejected for Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Prospective Follow-up Study

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1097/00004583-200104000-00017 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 472-481 ◽

Cited By ~ 117

Author(s):

YOLANDA L.S. SMITH ◽

STEPHANIE H.M. VAN GOOZEN ◽

PEGGY T. COHEN-KETTENIS

Keyword(s):

Gender Identity ◽

Gender Identity Disorder ◽

Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽

Sex Reassignment ◽

Follow Up Study

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SELF-CONCEPT AND MASCULINITY/FEMININITY AMONG NORMAL MALE INDIVIDUALS AND MALES WITH GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2007.35.4.469 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 469-478

Author(s):

Naeema S. Taher

Keyword(s):

Gender Identity ◽

Gender Identity Disorder ◽

Self Concept ◽

Normal Male ◽

Normal Individuals ◽

Personality Integration ◽

Normal Males ◽

Clinical Measures ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

Tennessee Self Concept Scale

This study aimed at identifying self-concept and masculinity/femininity in 102 normal males and a similar number of individuals with Gender Identity Disorder using the Tennessee Self-Concept scale (Farag & Al-Qurashi, 1999) and the MMPI subscale of Masculinity/Femininity (Hana, Ismail, & Milaika, 1986). Results showed that (a) there are significant differences in self-concept in favor of normal individuals; (b) individuals with Gender Identity Disorder scored significantly higher on clinical measures including neurosis, psychosis, personal disorder, defensive positiveness, and lower on personality integration, (c) normals scored significantly higher on masculinity measures than did males with Gender Identity Disorder.

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