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France removes transsexuality from the listing of mental disorders

11 Mar 2010


In February 2010, France became the first country in the world to remove transsexuality from its official list of mental disorders.

See below some pieces on this issue.

Read more:

>> In France, Transsexuals Celebrate a Small Victory (Time)

>> Removal of Mental Illness Diagnosis for Transsexuals in France Called “Symbolic Victory”, by Jodi Jacobson

>> France strikes transexualism from list of mental illnesses (Mind Hacks blog)

>> France: Country Removes Transexuals from List of Mental Disorders (Gay Marriage Watch)

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