Jay and Sara share some of the deep and complicated history of transgender medicine to discuss how physical differences become a medical diagnosis. Also discussed: the "medical model" of trans identities, and the process of medical pathologizing
Segments:
8:22 - Word of the Show (Pathologize)
34:59 - Patreon Message
36:48 - A Quick History of Transgender Medicine
(Genital Invert, Transvestites, Harry Benjamin, and the DSM)
1:18:05 - What is the "Medical Model" of Trans Identity
1:38:10 - White Supremacy, Colonialism, and Transphobia
1:43:26 - Current Trans Medicine (ICD 10, ICD 11, and Autogynophilia)
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