Definitions

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  • initialism gender identity disorder
  • initialism general improvement district
  • initialism generic interface definition
  • initialism group identifier (Unix)

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Examples

  • GID is a congenital intersex condition which leaves the individual with a psychological gender identity at odds with their physical sex and gender indicators.

    Sugar and spice and all things neurobiological 2009

  • GID is a congenital intersex condition which leaves the individual with a psychological gender identity at odds with their physical sex and gender indicators.

    Sugar and spice and all things neurobiological 2009

  • It was called the GID Project, and it met one night every two weeks at the gay-and-lesbian center on West Thirteenth Street.

    Freud’s Blind Spot Elisa Albert 2010

  • In particular, members Zucker and Lawrence (WPATH’s experts in GID prevalence and responsible for revising that section in the 7th Ed. of the SOC) were quite familiar with [Bakker93] and with its deconstruction by [Olyslager&Conway07].

    A rose by any other name 2008

  • In particular, members Zucker and Lawrence (WPATH’s experts in GID prevalence and responsible for revising that section in the 7th Ed. of the SOC) were quite familiar with [Bakker93] and with its deconstruction by [Olyslager&Conway07].

    APA Task Force Report underreports the prevalence of gender identity disorder 2008

  • Personally as both a transwoman and therapist, I find the notion of GID to be pathologizing whereas Gender

    PageOneQ.com Latest 2010

  • Although the DSM originates in the US, it is internationally recognised and the criteria it uses to categorise various medical conditions, such as GID (Gender Identity Disorder), are generally adhered to worldwide.

    Mad as hell 2008

  • Tax payers and the transgender community alike would be served notice: life threatening conditions such as GID are to be treated like every other chronic condition.

    The Bilerico Project Keri Renault 2010

  • (April 28, 2009) – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Board of Trustees has established a task force on the treatment of Gender Identity Disorders (GID) to address concerns about the relative lack of evidence-based treatment guidelines and to determine if guidelines should be developed.

    Looking back, pushing forward 2009

  • At the risk of oversimplifying and making sweeping generalisations, TS/TG adults are as reliant on a diagnosis of GID as we are pathologised by it, because healthcare systems around the world require the diagnosis before we can access hormones, surgery, etc.

    Looking back, pushing forward 2009

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