Depathologization of the Genre: The Politicization of Abject Identities

Authors

  • Berenice Bento Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Larissa Pelúcio Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2012000200017

Abstract

Despite the social and political changes in respect of transsexualities and tranvestilities, they are still considered by the APA (American Psychiatric Association) and by the WHO (World Health Organization) as mental disorders. These organizations will disclose in 2013 the new versions of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – APA) and the ICD (International Code of Illness-WHO). This has mobilized trans activists claiming the withdrawal of transsexuality from the list of diseases considered as mental disorders. The Stop Trans Pathologization (Stop Pathologizing!) has become a global campaign, reaching 29 countries by early 2012. In this article, we will discuss some initiatives within this campaign and review the gender ideology present in the DSM and the ICD which incorporate the genre as a diagnostic category. Finally, we will present arguments against the gender diagnosis.

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Author Biographies

Berenice Bento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

É doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Professora Adjunto I do Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), na qual atua nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais e em Antropologia. Coordena o Núcleo Tirésias (UFRN).Realiza pesquisa sobre gênero, sexualidade, teoria queer e direitos humanos.

 

Larissa Pelúcio, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru

É doutora em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Professora Assistente Doutora do Departamentode Ciências Humanas e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP-Marília). Vice-líder do grupo Corpo, Identidades e Subjetivações. Realiza pesquisa sobre gênero, sexualidade, teoria queer e conjugalidades na contemporaneidade.

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Published

2012-05-21

How to Cite

Bento, B., & Pelúcio, L. (2012). Depathologization of the Genre: The Politicization of Abject Identities. Revista Estudos Feministas, 20(2), 569–581. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2012000200017

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Dossiers

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