User:Swimfly814/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Gender dysphoria.)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The nuances of gender dysphoria and its relation to being trans are vast—as a trans individual, I have some privilege to talk about this topic, but I also think it's important to make sure that all the nuances are covered and that terminology is up to date, words are appropriate, and that we steer away from transmedicalist rhetoric.

Evaluate the article
I'm skeptical about using the term "treatments:" for one, it implies that there is something about being transgender or gender non-conforming that needs to be "fixed," that there is an inherent abnormality about being trans. When it relates to "psychological treatments," perhaps it can be rephrased to "psychological intervention" or "psychological mediation." In this respect, not every change a trans individual elects to undergo is a "biological" treatment—they are not changing their sex.

Also, we may need to update the term "transexualism." While there are individuals who use that term, it is quite outdated and excludes those who choose not to medically transition, bringing up issues of transmedicalist rhetoric that promote the idea that you must undergo surgery and hormone replacement therapy to be considered trans (when the criteria is simply to not resonate with your assigned gender at birth)

Regarding "sex reassignment surgery:" this is an outdated term, and, as stated above, surgery does not alter one's sex. A more appropriate and liked term at present is gender affirming surgery, since it helps align the individual more to their desired body.

I'm also skeptical about the following generalization: "Transgender people assigned male at birth who experience late-onset gender dysphoria will usually be attracted to women and may identify as lesbians or bisexual, while those with early-onset will usually be attracted to men. A similar pattern occurs in those assigned female at birth (AFAB), with those experiencing early-onset GD being most likely to be attracted to women and those with late-onset being most likely to be attracted to men and identify as gay." It seems to be conflating gender and sexuality, which have relatively no correlation to each other. It also doesn't discuss this more: why is this the case? What's the evidence behind it (I'll have to look more into the articles cited themselves); perhaps it is also worth mentioning in this section that gender dysphoria is not needed to be trans; there is a push within the trans community to focus, instead, on gender euphoria (rather than looking at the negatives [which implies an inherent wrongness], there is a push to focus on the feelings that arise when gender expression aligns with identity—this section is all the way at the bottom and could benefit from being moved).

I appreciate the article's mention of those who detransition (the wikipedia page itself doesn't antagonize or berate those who detransition, and highlights the many other factors outside of regret that may cause one to detransition, such as financial concerns, social concerns, and safety).

The "Causes" section seems a little sparse, but there is not much understanding of the causes, so that is understandable. A more comprehensive addition could be beneficial.