variant Gender This document arises from a meeting location, set up near the Pride Rome 2010, exploded with the call "We will not be there." As a group
Roman "Proudly LGBTIQ" we started building the path towards political EuroPride, on an issue that plays an important role for us socially and politically, that is Despathologization of transsexualism. On this we have already compared to other reality at the national level: This document is a contribution to a broader reflection and shared, to be held in two days in January, open to all entities \\ singles \\ EuroPride groups who want to make a real-time comparison and collective growth.
Historically, humans have tried to classify all forms of life, not in order to make riconsocibile the unknowable. The fear of facing the "different" is manifested in all aspects of our lives, leading them to represent us and represent all that we see and live in the form of labels and categories.
This process of "classification" is not only individually but is supported and powered by science, which only recognizes the existing categorization. Creating labels, you act a certain form of control
, social, able to maintain the "normal."
know very well the action of control over our bodies, which passes through the medicalization
el'impedimento physical and mental freedom of choice and classification of non-heterosexual orientations as pathological.
The lesbian, gay, trans *, intersex, bi, have always suffered from this process, but in the history of the movements required a genuine need to reread
subjectification rather than categorization.
The need for recognition of its identity passes for visibility, for being what you want regardless of how this differs from the current rule.
We claim this process of subjectification, and we want to share with the clear and firm intention, however, that is alien to the vision of "minority" as the exclusive subject of oppression, which he describes only as victims.
@ Every one lives on their skin a personal oppression, which acts transversely with respect to what we are, then as women, migrants, * trans, lesbian, gay, insecure *, etc ... This does not mean having to recognize only through the figure of the victim. This requires, but not sufficient "numbers of aid" or public service announcements to overcome the stigma associated with homosexuality and transsexuality, but what we need is a real social and cultural change. The process of subjectification
leads us to define ourselves in many ways, reaching an acronym that all * know, "GLBT." We want to start from the words and meanings, so quell'acronimo no longer enough, and there is enough in that form. In this document, at meetings and in the community who would use TLGBIQ we want because we think that at this stage we have to restore the historic centrality of the issue trans, intersex and enter the consolidation of a "Q" that makes us see the overcoming of gender (male and female) as given by heteronormative society.
For this reason we also talk about transsexualism, because there is no "only way to travel" and why ognung @ @ should be free to choose how to do it and how to live it.
We also wish to emphasize that the term transsexualism is wrong moves as a matter of "gender" in a "sexual". For this reason we prefer the term transgender, or, as we are now using the word trans *, thinking that it is more representative and inclusive of the realities of transsexual \\ transgender, etc. ..
The term gender identity is used to describe the subjective sense of belonging to the categories male \\ female gender role expression
connotes rather the outward expression, social and cultural gender identity. When these two concepts do not overlap, or when their gender identity does not reflect the role or vice versa, is to shape an identity that arises "out" or "between" the two categories of gender pre-tax (Wilchins , 2002).
Gender identity is too often confined to the male female dichotomy, even when reality shows us more. There
with the purity
male and female
but what it really represents all * is a continuum, where the ends and place the female and male, and where each one of us @ can be placed in forms and in different ways. Sexuality in culture, generally confused with gender identity, is defined as static, based on a dichotomous gender order that finds its roots in an organic soil: a dimension that identifies two genders, female and male , based on which an order unchangeable love and sacred, that of heterosexuality.
We can not think of transit as an intervention to put one's identity from either side of the track. What the society than the right, that cultures reactionary want is to include any form of "gender" in the dichotomous model male \\ female.
We do not want this, we think of
transsexualism as a form of identity and gender variables, which are presented as real experiences aimed at overcoming the same genre as we know it.
not want to reproduce the logic of forced repetition of stereotypes of male and female, man and woman. Must dismantle this system of control in all its ramifications psychiatric, medical, and legal ethics.
struggles for self-determination of those who are in a position of inequality in the social organization and economic of both sexes, the male and female,
testify that the path that tends to undermine this system of oppression through the liberation of oppressed people is long but, fortunately, inexorable .
The campaign we are supporting the
Despathologization of transsexualism is just the beginning of a process of social change in the perception of trans people *. Its success will not end social exclusion but it will be a first act because that exclusion no longer exist and that through Despathologization, the state and medical institutions and health care, recognizing the autonomy of the trans * people in construction of the self not as pathology but as freedom of transit through their human experience in accordance with its own feel, think and act.
Even in the specificity of different walks of life and anthropology of women, lesbians and trans people *, it is clear that we are facing common forms of oppression and violence based on a common matrix, ie the hetero-patriarchal and sexist society.
For this reason the struggle for liberation of women, the gay liberation movement, the recognition of the existence of lesbians and now the campaign for the Despathologization of transsexualism are fights, and in accordance with the specific differences, have a common origin in system of male domination and control of bodies.
E 'here that such act should be a struggle to overcome the discrimination faced by people who practice BDSM
, fetishism, transvestism, activities that are often misinterpreted by modern societies, as can be seen even by the laws present in states like the U.S. or the UK. These practices are often mistakenly juxtaposed against sexual violence resulting in visible damage to image and isolation and making it difficult for the free expression of their sexuality. Today we know that within the realities of LGBT movements fetish / bdsm have given a great support in the struggle for the rights due to their visibility and highlighting new diversity.
The shift occurred from some scene of the LGBT Romapride during the 2010's, in our opinion, leave an opening to the rediscovery of diversity and in line with this path we want to support the issues that affect the LGBT community, asking that are not neglected, to combat prejudice emerges with surprise that even within the gay circles. We think that the themes of community bdsm fetish or constitute a basis of respect and enrichment for all and all.
With this document we want to support the demand elimination
diagnoses of Fetishism, Transvestism and Sadomasochism the current version of the ICD (ICD-10) (International Classification of Diseases) published by the World Health Organization (WHO), because we believe that these issues are not something only marginally related to a niche few people, but represent a further boost to the development of new models of sexuality , affection, social life and reality associative elements which may constitute a heritage for all and all those who are part of the LGBT community as well as for heterosexuals who do not wish to undergo the traditional mold.
The
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) published for the first time by the APA (American Psychiatric Association) in 1950 (DSM I) is the tool that psychiatry, in particular the U.S., used to draw the line between normal and pathological, between health and disease. An instrument which, while not having the character of uniqueness (there are other diagnostic manuals such as ICD 10, PDM, etc. ..) in his field, however, has significant influence in the scientific landscape. Today, in 2010, we came to the fourth revised edition (DSM IV-TR) and is already in preparation for the fifth edition, in which the "transsexualism" has changed again form and meaning.
This seems interesting to note that there are two aspects. The first is the excess (still hypothetical, by the DSM-V) the overlap the concept of gender to sexuality, which had caused the confusion pathologisation certain behaviors considered as genuine mental disorders.
Many clinicians who work regularly with these kinds of people have come to think of this phenomenon as a disease but as a natural variation in the design binary male / female gender.
The second is that for the first time introduced the concept of non-duality of the sexes. Reference is made, within the criteria of diagnosis, "
other genres, implicitly declaring the existence of gender labels" mixed "or" other "included nell'incongruenza gender and no longer considered psychiatric disorders.
Despite these developments represent a step forward, we firmly believe that to act * a fight against discrimination against trans people *, any psychiatric diagnosis should disappear from all existing diagnostic manual, supported by a concrete-raising campaign, aimed both to Clinical and towards the entire population.
We share and support the European campaign
"stop-2012 -" Despathologization for the elimination of transsexuality from the DSM (and all the diagnostic manuals) that labels and stigmatizes trans people * as mentally ill, influencing access to interventions necessary for sex reassignment surgery and hang him in fact self-determination and freedom of expression. This route is part
across all cultural and political struggles that seek to deconstruct the system rules in the name of an alleged scientific objectivity and mental, is required of creating suffering, inclusion and exclusion in so far as such a legislative is accepted.
We are facing a major challenge for the whole community tlgbiq: give centrality to the subject trans *, think of the track kind of like a stereotype to be destroyed in order to assert a kind of real variability, placing ourselves at first hand how active players in politics.
At a time of global economic and cultural so obvious claim public health services accessible and free, open forums for discussion on the theme of the family-not just white heterosexual-Catholic, on discrimination in employment, politics and security-on the concept of migration.
These and other issues that we are on the political agenda of those who, like us, wants to create a fertile ground for building shared to the Rome Euro Pride. * Why are all invited to the two days of analysis and information about these and other issues, to be held in Rome on 15 and 16 January 2011.
* We strongly believe that this battle involves all *, even the LGBTIQ deaf population, which almost always obstacles to be overcome has been cut off.
Therefore, we propose that the next meetings of movement there is the figure of the interpreter to ensure their participation.
In conclusion we propose, because we think it is necessary legislative action to expand and better guarantee the rights of trans people *, specifically: the right to gender identity while respecting the right to self-determination of the individual.
In summary, the legislature is required:
a) A law that allows the rectification of the name registry of sex and - in agreement with the chosen name and gender - on the basis of an affidavit of the person concerned without the need for trans * necessarily medical and surgical interventions prior to demolition-reconstruction on the primary sexual organs and / or secondary, which does not require the person to a medical monitoring trans * and the judiciary, nor the submission of a certification or expertise to diagnose gender identity disorder as a condition of a case and acceptance of an application that must be submitted on plain paper and without the assistance of a lawyer;
b) A law that guarantees the assistance program of the National Health Service hormone treatments, genital reassignment operations and / or placement of implants and other medical interventions that trans people * may require from the construction of their identity without the need for a diagnosis of gender identity disorder.
The Rome group "Pride"
