Re Kevin : gender dysphoria and the right to marry
journal contribution
posted on 2002-01-01, 00:00authored byJ McConvill, Eithne Mary Mills
What does it comfort any of us to insist that an individual shall be a man, when for the purposes of ordinary life that individual can only be, and be recognised, as a woman? What pride can there be for a law which vetoes the attitudes dictated by ordinary humanity?[1] <br><br>Those suffering from gender dysphoria have been described in the following simple language:<br><br>People with gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder live with a conviction that their physical anatomy is incompatible with their true gender role. They have an overwhelming desire to live and function in the opposite biological sex.<br>
History
Location
Sydney, N.S.W.
Language
eng
Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article