Question

What is the meaning of this statement: Stigma of mental illness upon emotions and expressions that are ordinary or even exemplary for non-transgender children, adolescents and adults?   

Answer 1

• This is considered to be a problem associated with the diagnosis of Gender identity disorder,wherein ordinary masculine or feminine expression in clothing, play, games, toys, and fantasy ar considered as symptoms of mental disturbance.
• The innocent play of children with dolls,playing houses,batman etc. is seen as a disturbance if it violates stereotypes of assigned birth sex. Like how girls are supposed to be playing with houses and boys with batman.So,if opposite happens,it is treated as an mental illness according to gender idenity disorder,which is a problem associated with it.
• If a boy or girl behaves differently from the "stereotypical" behaviours of theres,it should not be stigmatized and considered as a disorder.Its a normal behaviour which can take place and nothing to be worried about.