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[–]motss-pb 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Zucker found himself on the "wrong side" of the trans debate and now the TRAs view him as an enemy. Karma. Zucker is partially responsible for this mess. Here's a little history lesson:

1973: Homosexuality was removed as a mental disorder from DSM-II

"In 1973, the American Psychological [sic] Association voted to eliminate homosexuality from the [DSM]. Not coincidentally, the catch-all diagno- sis of “Gender Dysphoria Syndrome” (GDS)1 was introduced that year; GDS encompassed cross-dressers, transsexuals, homosexuals, and oth- ers, and it was not by chance that these disparate identities were seen as one and the same. The construction of GDS allowed clinicians to con- tinue to pathologize gay people. ... Since homosexuality is no longer considered pathological, GID is now used as a diagnosis for gay and les- bian adolescents who are viewed as in need of treatment, which includes hospitalization and medication." (McCarthy 2003)

1974,1976 - Richard Green's research links feminine behavior in boys with homosexuality in adulthood.

1980 - Green and Stoller introduce the diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder in Children (GIDC) to DSM-III

1987 - DSM-III-R published. Zucker was one of people who worked on it. Also Green published his book "The Sissy boy Syndrome and the Development of Homosexuality"

1987-2000s - Green's book causes many to criticize GIDC as a "backdoor maneuver" to re-pathologize homosexuality in the DSM

If GID in children was not strongly associated with homosexuality in adult- hood’, it is unlikely that cross-gender behaviours in children ‘would have been designated psychiatric disorders or become the focus of an entire clinical field devoted to … “correcting” cross-gender behaviors’ (Minter, 1999 : 27)

2005 - Zucker responds to this criticism

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7895222_Was_the_Gender_Identity_Disorder_of_Childhood_Diagnosis_Introduced_into_DSM-III_as_a_Backdoor_Maneuver_to_Replace_Homosexuality_A_Historical_Note

2020 - Keira Bell sues Tavistock. Childhood cross-gender behavior is highly correlated with homosexuality in adulthood. TransTheGayAway

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is amazing, thank you for sharing!! I appreciate the extra context. Trans the gay away, indeed.