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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.}}</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. }}</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.}}</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. }}</ref> | ||
Matt Goldenberg, Psy.D. and AJ Eckert, D.O. wrote an article in 2021 that states: | |||
{{quote|...not all trans people experience gender dysphoria. The belief that a diagnosis is clinically required to access gender-affirming care, known as transmedicalism, can contribute to stigma and discrimination toward transgender individuals because centering a mental health diagnosis suggests that all gender diverse people are inherently mentally ill. Another consequence of centering gender dysphoria as an essential trans experience is that it fails to consider that gender diversity is natural and a vital aspect of all societies, not a narrowly defined American pathology. Simply stated, an experience of gender dysphoria is not a requirement to be considered part of the trans community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protecting Our Future Leaders: Two Doctors on Gender-Affirming Care |last1=Goldenberg |first1=Matt |last2=Eckert |first2=AJ |work=Medium |date=11 December 2021 |access-date=26 February 2022 |url= https://theglamdoc.medium.com/protecting-our-future-leaders-two-doctors-on-gender-affirming-care-d0042edb82f6}}</ref>}} | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||