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Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #5: Japan Gender Identity Society Renamed to Avoid Medicalized Language

What was formerly the GID (Gender Identity Disorder) Society, which promotes research on transgender people whose minds and bodies do not match, officially announced at its general meeting held in Okinawa Prefecture on March 17th that it will change its name. The change, announced Sunday at its general meeting, is in line with the World Health Organization's recent advice to use the term "gender incongruence" instead of "gender disorder." The society's new English name is yet to be formally decided.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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By Barrier Free Japan

March 19 2024

JAPAN – What was formerly the GID (Gender Identity Disorder) Society, which promotes research on transgender people whose minds and bodies do not match, officially announced at its general meeting held in Okinawa Prefecture on March 17th that it will change its name. The change, announced Sunday at its general meeting, is in line with the World Health Organization’s recent advice to use the term “gender incongruence” instead of “gender disorder.” The society’s new English name is yet to be formally decided.

The name change was made in response to the growing belief that being transgender is not a disorder and is no longer used as an international diagnostic name.

Mikiya Nakatsuka, Professor of the Graduate School of Okayama University and President of the Society (Photo: Kyodo)

Episode Notes: 

‘Japan Society for Gender Dysphoria Renamed as “It’s not a disorder” ’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/03/17/japan-society-for-gender-dysphoria-renamed-as-its-not-a-disorder/

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