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An article in the Independent newspaper published in 1995, includes a short interview with Dr Russell Reid in which he references people who have a 'desire to live between genders; ''“...many British psychiatrists regard the desire to live between genders with scepticism. Dr Russell Reid, a consultant psychiatrist who worked at the United States' first gender identity clinic, at John Hopkins University, Maryland, and now practices privately in London, believes that most androgynes suffer from a personality disorder, or are rebelling against society. “Unlike transsexuals,” he says, “their gender disorder stems from socialised behaviour and their own personality, rather than what some hormone has done to their brain”''. ''He adds, however, that they are often “very unusual, very bright, very alienated, very individualistic and feel strongly that they are who they are”... Dr Reid says his androgynous patients “have a terribly hard time in society – to be sitting on the fence just isn't acceptable””''. Dr Richard Green, former research director and consultant psychiatrist of the Gender Identity Clinic, London, was also included in the article as saying, ''“It's easier for us to put everything into pigeon-holes. We don't want to think about anything that’s in the middle. There are people, he says, who simply don't easily fit into our existing categories and their ambiguity can be threatening”''. The article begins by interviewing a small number of individuals from the UK who have undergone some form of 'gender'-related transition. One of these individuals, Zoltar Kattse, has had surgery privately to remove identifiable aspects of their 'sex' physicality as they felt from early childhood that they were neither male or female. Prior to medically assisted transition, Zoltar attempted suicide several times due to the intensity of the symptoms of gender dysphoria they were experiencing and was 'committed to a psychiatric hospital' where treatment consisted, says Zoltar, of ''“trying to force me to be female”'' [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/im-just-a-sweet-transgenderist-1613010.html]. | An article in the Independent newspaper published in 1995, includes a short interview with Dr Russell Reid in which he references people who have a 'desire to live between genders; ''“...many British psychiatrists regard the desire to live between genders with scepticism. Dr Russell Reid, a consultant psychiatrist who worked at the United States' first gender identity clinic, at John Hopkins University, Maryland, and now practices privately in London, believes that most androgynes suffer from a personality disorder, or are rebelling against society. “Unlike transsexuals,” he says, “their gender disorder stems from socialised behaviour and their own personality, rather than what some hormone has done to their brain”''. ''He adds, however, that they are often “very unusual, very bright, very alienated, very individualistic and feel strongly that they are who they are”... Dr Reid says his androgynous patients “have a terribly hard time in society – to be sitting on the fence just isn't acceptable””''. Dr Richard Green, former research director and consultant psychiatrist of the Gender Identity Clinic, London, was also included in the article as saying, ''“It's easier for us to put everything into pigeon-holes. We don't want to think about anything that’s in the middle. There are people, he says, who simply don't easily fit into our existing categories and their ambiguity can be threatening”''. The article begins by interviewing a small number of individuals from the UK who have undergone some form of 'gender'-related transition. One of these individuals, Zoltar Kattse, has had surgery privately to remove identifiable aspects of their 'sex' physicality as they felt from early childhood that they were neither male or female. Prior to medically assisted transition, Zoltar attempted suicide several times due to the intensity of the symptoms of gender dysphoria they were experiencing and was 'committed to a psychiatric hospital' where treatment consisted, says Zoltar, of ''“trying to force me to be female”'' [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/im-just-a-sweet-transgenderist-1613010.html]. | ||
Speaking in an article in the Guardian newspaper in 2004, Dr James Bellringer “the leading Male to Female Gender Reassignment Surgeon in Britain” [http://genderxchange.co.uk/] states, “There's genuinely a group of patients who wish to be asexual... Psychiatrists are beginning to recognise this” [http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/02/socialcare.mentalhealth]. Despite the recognition in the national press of | Speaking in an article in the Guardian newspaper in 2004, Dr James Bellringer “the leading Male to Female Gender Reassignment Surgeon in Britain” [http://genderxchange.co.uk/] states, “There's genuinely a group of patients who wish to be asexual... Psychiatrists are beginning to recognise this” [http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/02/socialcare.mentalhealth]. Despite the recognition in the national press of nonbinary identity given by London-based clinicians, dating back here as far as 1995, the minutes from various 'G3 Gender Governance Group'[http://embrownbill.posterous.com/transparency-demystifying-the-gender-governan-84128] meetings obtained through the Freedom of Information Act 2000[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/diagnostic_criteria_and_standard] reveal that elsewhere in the UK nonbinary type identity appeared to be virtually unheard of; | ||
* Excerpt from November 2006 meeting: ''“...(Dr Kevan Wylie, specialist in gender identity disorder working at Sheffield Gender Identity Clinic) had received an email from the (Royal College of Psychiatrists) about an application to a Member of Parliament asking if they could be noted as “no gender” and wanted to know if it was a recognised condition. Kevan had discussed it at a previous meeting but no one had heard of it before...”'' [http://www.sarahlizzy.com/blog/?p=61] | * Excerpt from November 2006 meeting: ''“...(Dr Kevan Wylie, specialist in gender identity disorder working at Sheffield Gender Identity Clinic) had received an email from the (Royal College of Psychiatrists) about an application to a Member of Parliament asking if they could be noted as “no gender” and wanted to know if it was a recognised condition. Kevan had discussed it at a previous meeting but no one had heard of it before...”'' [http://www.sarahlizzy.com/blog/?p=61] | ||