Mathus was born a male, but insists on wearing dresses and wants to be referred to as Martha. He is very distressed when his parents ask him to wear pants and act like a boy. Mathus's experience is characteristic of

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Mathus's experience of distress caused by feeling that his gender identity does not match with the gender assigned at birth is characteristic of gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is the distress or discomfort that arises from a discrepancy between an individual's gender identity and their assigned sex at birth.

Mathus Was Born a Male, but Insists on Wearing Dresses