Gender Identity Disorder Research

In the past, being transgender has been a topic that has been swept under the rug and avoided. It was not until recently that research has been done in the field of transgender studies. A major component of this concept, from a diagnostic perspective, has been the study of Gender Identity Disorder (GID). Gender Identity Disorder is defined as a frustration, distress, or unhappiness with one’s biologically gender identifying features and how it relates to their perceived gender, or their gender identity (Stryker, 2008). Distress can arise from being forced to identify as a gender that a person is not, and historically, transgender people have been forced into closets and made to keep quiet about their feelings. This has resulted in one of the