Comments on: Guest Author : Mercedes Allen http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/ helen boyd's journal of gender & trans issues Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:54:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Catrina http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/comment-page-1/#comment-47087 Catrina Tue, 06 May 2008 21:29:09 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2040#comment-47087 Trans has been the "outlier" scapegoat for a long time. It is a classic negotiating technique. Example, activists focus on getting a component of "gay rights" passed. In the negotiation, during final negotiations, the advocate side throws away the "T" and the other side concedes thinking they have gotten some of what they want. Isn't that what happened in the last negotiation? It looks like this is going to be another set up at DSM. Trans has been the “outlier” scapegoat for a long time. It is a classic negotiating technique. Example, activists focus on getting a component of “gay rights” passed. In the negotiation, during final negotiations, the advocate side throws away the “T” and the other side concedes thinking they have gotten some of what they want.

Isn’t that what happened in the last negotiation? It looks like this is going to be another set up at DSM.

]]> By: Mercedes Allen - DSM to be revised, GID to be reviewed « Some notes on Living http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/comment-page-1/#comment-47043 Mercedes Allen - DSM to be revised, GID to be reviewed « Some notes on Living Tue, 06 May 2008 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2040#comment-47043 [...] guest author, trans. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The copycat [...] [...] guest author, trans. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The copycat [...]

]]> By: tinasim02 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/comment-page-1/#comment-46767 tinasim02 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:20:05 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2040#comment-46767 It would be interesting to know the selection criteria, process, etc. What concerns me is not their theories, which I do not agree with, but the quality of the research that I've read from people by Bailey and Blanchard (I haven't read Zucker so I cannot comment here). I've found their research quite shoddy when looking at the ways that they've tried to validate their hypotheses. I'm disappointed that the APA would not perform this simple due diligence here. Shame on them! It would be interesting to know the selection criteria, process, etc. What concerns me is not their theories, which I do not agree with, but the quality of the research that I’ve read from people by Bailey and Blanchard (I haven’t read Zucker so I cannot comment here). I’ve found their research quite shoddy when looking at the ways that they’ve tried to validate their hypotheses.

I’m disappointed that the APA would not perform this simple due diligence here. Shame on them!

]]> By: javabear http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/comment-page-1/#comment-46709 javabear Mon, 05 May 2008 21:06:08 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2040#comment-46709 Scary! Scary!

]]> By: LadyInWaiting http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/05/05/guest-author-mercedes-allen/comment-page-1/#comment-46691 LadyInWaiting Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:21 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2040#comment-46691 This is alarming. I hope there is enough weight on the scientific side of the work group to counterbalance the harmful so-called theories of the chair and any of his minions. It's hard to imagine the DSM regressing, but it certainly seems possible here. It cannot be allowed to happen. I hope that sooner rather than later the psychological diagnosis of GID will be replaced by a medical one. This is alarming. I hope there is enough weight on the scientific side of the work group to counterbalance the harmful so-called theories of the chair and any of his minions. It’s hard to imagine the DSM regressing, but it certainly seems possible here. It cannot be allowed to happen.

I hope that sooner rather than later the psychological diagnosis of GID will be replaced by a medical one.

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