Symptoms
A strong and persistent cross-gender identification (not merely
a desire for any perceived cultural advantages of being the other
sex). In children, the disturbance is manifested by four (or more)
of the following:
repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is,
the other sex
in boys, preference for cross-dressing or simulating female attire;
in girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypical masculine clothing
strong and persistent preferences for cross-sex roles in make-believe
play or persistent fantasies of being the other sex
intense desire to participate in the stereotypical games and pastimes
of the other sex
strong preference for playmates of the other sex
In adolescents and adults, the disturbance is manifested by Symptoms
such as a stated desire to be the other sex, frequent passing
as the other sex, desire to live or be treated as the other sex,
or the conviction that he or she has the typical feelings and
reactions of the other sex.
Persistent discomfort with his or her sex or sense
of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex.
In children, the disturbance is manifested by any
of the following: in boys, assertion that his penis or testes
are disgusting or will disappear or assertion that it would be
better not to have a penis, or aversion toward rough- and-tumble
play and rejection of male stereotypical toys, games, and activities;
in girls, rejection of urinating in a sitting position, assertion
that she has or will grow a penis, or assertion that she does
not want to grow breasts or menstruate, or marked aversion toward
normative feminine clothing.
In adolescents and adults, the disturbance is manifested by Symptoms
such as preoccupation with getting rid of primary and secondary
sex characteristics (e.g., request for hormones, surgery, or other
procedures to physically alter sexual characteristics to simulate
the other sex) or belief that he or she was born the wrong sex.
The disturbance is not concurrent with a physical intersex condition.
The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment
in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
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