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Diagnosing Difference

Diagnosing Difference

Nature really loves diversity, it's human beings that have an awful time with it.

2009 · 64 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

How does it feel to have your gender identity included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders? Diagnosing Difference is a documentary featuring interviews with 13 diverse scholars, activists, and artists who identify on the trans spectrum (transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, and gender variant) about the impact and implications of the Gender Identity Disorder (GID) on their lives and communities.

Directed by Annalise Ophelian

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