I posted about this yesterday over at Feministing, and I wanted to link here in case you didn’t see it. There was some really good conversation in the comments, be sure to check it out.
An exerpt:
The American Psychiatric Association appointed members at the beginning of May to the Committee on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders for the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V).
This committee will be reexamining the DSM-V, which is the manual of mental disorders that controls the diagnosis and treatment of gender and sexual difference. It was a big deal when homosexuality was declassified as a disorder, and some queer and trans activists are calling for gender identity dysphoria to be similarly declassified.
Since then, lots of people have been expressing their concern about two particular appointments: Ray Blanchard and Kenneth Zucker (who has been appointed as chair).
From Rea Carey, Acting Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
We are very concerned about these appointments. Kenneth Zucker and Ray Blanchard are clearly out of step with the occurring shift in how doctors and other health professionals think about transgender people and gender variance. It is extremely disappointing and disturbing that the APA appears to be failing in keeping up with the times when it comes to serving the needs of transgender adults and gender-variant children.
Read the rest of the post over at Feministing.
Radical Doula 
Oh my goodness. Too scary that Zucker is on that board. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, as I’ll now have to keep a sharp eye out. Yet another blow to acceptance and support.
Very interesting. I am entering an MSW program in the fall. The DSM is the diagnostic bible! How this plays out will have a direct impact on my education as well as future therapeutic paradigms. Thanks for keeping us in the know.