APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance: Comparison of drafts |
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At their 2008 annual meeting, the American Psychological Association (APA) released a report by their Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance. They then adopted a resolution based on that report.
Beneath its façade of supportive and progressive language, the report promulgates the most controversial and conservative views about transgender people, while dismissing or downplaying more progressive, more ethical, and more scientifically rigorous literature.
For years, this task force waged a war of attrition against those who wanted the report to reflect the diverse literature on trans issues, especially from those in the trans community.
The trans community has been preparing detailed analysis of this problematic report. My contribution was to compare the draft I was sent for comment with the final.
I have created an annotated version that shows the changes made since the draft was sent out for comments. Because the draft was sent out as a 195-page hard copy only, APA severely curtailed debate about the contents. My annotations include highlighted text and comments.
To read the comments, hover over or click the icons on each page.
- yellow indicates added materials
- blue indicates changed materials, with original in the dialogue boxes
- red indicates removed materials
- green indicates my commentary
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APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance
http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/apa-task-force.html
APA Task Force Report: Annotated Comparison of Draft and Final (PDF)
http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/apa-task-force-notes.pdf
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Stay tuned for more in-depth analysis in the future.
See also:
Lynn Conway’s open letter to the APA regarding Task Force data dispute
http://www.tsroadmap.com/notes/index.php/site/comments/lynn_conways_open_letter_to_the_apa_regarding_task_force_data_dispute/
Kenneth Zucker & APA Task Force on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and Intersex Conditions
http://www.tsroadmap.com/notes/index.php/site/comments/kenneth_zucker_apa_task_force_on_gender_identity_gender_variance_and_inters/
My comments on draft of APA trans task force report
http://www.tsroadmap.com/notes/index.php/site/comments/my_comments_on_draft_of_apa_trans_task_force_report/
Trans task force report for American Psychological Association is out
http://www.tsroadmap.com/notes/index.php/site/comments/trans_task_force_report_for_american_psychological_association_is_out/
