World Health Organisation drops transgender from list of mental health disorders

“Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis.”

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In a move that many hope will "liberate" trans and non-binary people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed legislation which no longer categorises being transgender as a mental health disorder.

The decision was made on Friday May 25 by WHO's governing body, the World Health Assembly.

“The World Health Organisation’s removal of ‘gender identity disorder’ from its diagnostic manual will have a liberating effect on transgender people worldwide,” said Graeme Reid, LGBTIQ+ rights director at

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