gender dysphoria
noun
: a distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth
also
: a condition marked by such distress
Examples of gender dysphoria in a Sentence
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Terrell said his takeaway from the experience was realizing that the extreme views on treating minors who purport to have gender dysphoria are not limited to gender activists.
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Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
Between 2019 and 2021, insurance claims Komodo analyzed found 56 genital surgeries among gender dysphoria patients ages 13 to 17.
—Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 18 July 2023
Last August, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion that 1990's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends to those suffering from gender dysphoria, a potential landmark ruling that could guarantee access to gender-affirming care.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
The document is intended to guide clinicians in treating children and adults presenting with gender dysphoria.
—Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
Unlike the previous two versions, this one includes a special section giving students with gender dysphoria an exception.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2023
After changing her birth name from Anna Pauline to Pauli, Murray briefly wrote about her struggles with gender dysphoria.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
Studies from decades past discovered that 80 percent of kids with gender dysphoria grew out of it after going through puberty, according to Elston.
—Kristine Parks, Fox News, 17 July 2023
According to court documents, his parents fear that the ban — which would prohibit him from gender dysphoria treatment, including menstruation suppressants — will once again cause his mental health to deteriorate.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
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Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
Between 2019 and 2021, insurance claims Komodo analyzed found 56 genital surgeries among gender dysphoria patients ages 13 to 17.
—Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 18 July 2023
Last August, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion that 1990's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends to those suffering from gender dysphoria, a potential landmark ruling that could guarantee access to gender-affirming care.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
The document is intended to guide clinicians in treating children and adults presenting with gender dysphoria.
—Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
Unlike the previous two versions, this one includes a special section giving students with gender dysphoria an exception.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2023
After changing her birth name from Anna Pauline to Pauli, Murray briefly wrote about her struggles with gender dysphoria.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
Studies from decades past discovered that 80 percent of kids with gender dysphoria grew out of it after going through puberty, according to Elston.
—Kristine Parks, Fox News, 17 July 2023
According to court documents, his parents fear that the ban — which would prohibit him from gender dysphoria treatment, including menstruation suppressants — will once again cause his mental health to deteriorate.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
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First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
gender dysphoria
noun
: a distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth
Nonbinary people may or may not use medical approaches to align their identities and physical bodies, and, like transgender people, some nonbinary people experience gender dysphoria while others do not.—Elizabeth Kukura, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Elizabeth Kukura, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
also
: a condition marked by such distress
Scientists have no conclusive explanation for what causes some people to feel dissonance between their gender identity and aspects of their anatomy. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association updated its manual, replacing the term "gender identity disorder," with one that is less stigmatizing, "gender dysphoria." —The New York Times
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