Transmedicalism: Difference between revisions

'''Transmedicalism''' is the view that [[dysphoria]] is a requirement for being [[transgender]]. People who hold this opinion are called transmedicalists, or "transmeds" for short. They may also be called "truscum",<ref name="Fontaine">{{Cite web|title=The new Frontier: Trans Rights in Icelang|last=Fontaine|first=Andie|work=The Reykjavík Grapevine|date=2 August 2019|access-date=12 July 2024|url=https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/2019/08/02/the-new-frontier-trans-rights-in-iceland/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240712051542/https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/2019/08/02/the-new-frontier-trans-rights-in-iceland/|archive-date=12 July 2024}}</ref> which is sometimes considered pejorative. Many transmeds do not believe [[nonbinary]] genders are valid, or apply rigid requirements for which ones are valid. Transmeds also commonly believe that medical transitioning is needed in order to be genuinely transgender.

<blockquote>Transmedicalists believe that being transgender is contingent upon suffering and/or medical treatment. This ideology completely erases, and is harmful towards, nonbinary identities, as well as binary-identified transgender people who may experience what is known as [[gender euphoria]], or joy at having their gender affirmed. Transmedicalists, who often, unfortunately, face varying levels of suffering, trauma and bigotry due to their experience with gender dysphoria, often see those within the transgender community who do not experience a similar level of suffering to have not "earned" being a part of the community.</blockquote>

Those who take the opposing view, that dysphoria is not required, are called (by transmeds) "tucutes" or "transtrenders".{{Citation needed}} Some so-called "transtrenders" have reclaimed the term by coining terms such as trendergender, trendercore, trenderpunk, etc.<ref name="trendergender">{{Cite web |title=trendergender |author=wormhaze |work=all about xenogenders/neogenders |date= |access-date=7 July 2020 |url= https://xenogenders.carrd.co/#trendergender |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627014105/https://xenogenders.carrd.co/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=roouija|date=10 March 2020|title=The young people on tiktok have coined the term “trendercore” and it's the aesthetic of presenting in a way that would piss off truscum,,,,,that is absolutely amazing|number=1237370511182757888}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=chadtransdude|number=1191005820244365312|date=3 November 2019|title=intro to trenderpunk!}}</ref>

Many official organizations, such as the USA's National Center for Transgender Equality<ref name="NCTE">{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People |author= |work=National Center for Transgender Equality |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=13 May 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/issues/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-transgender-people|quote=Not all transgender people have gender dysphoria. On its own, being transgender is not considered a medical condition. Many transgender people do not experience serious anxiety or stress associated with the difference between their gender identity and their gender of birth, and so may not have gender dysphoria.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304015210/https://transequality.org/issues/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-transgender-people |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the American Psychiatric Association, agree that dysphoria is not a necessary part of being trans.<ref name="APA">{{Cite web |title=Expert Q & A: Gender Dysphoria |author= |work=psychiatry.org |date= |access-date=12 May 2020 |url= https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/expert-q-and-a|quote=Not all transgender people suffer from gender dysphoria and that distinction is important to keep in mind. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306125934/https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/expert-q-and-a |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

*[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Transmedicalism Transmedicalism] at [[w:RationalWiki|RationalWiki]]