Currently, the American Psychiatric Association only diagnoses people with gender dysphoria if they experience clinical levels of distress.

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The American Psychiatric Association diagnoses gender dysphoria when there is a marked difference between an individual’s expressed/experienced gender and the gender others would assign them, and it causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Currently, the American Psychiatric Association Only Diagnoses People with Gender