Gender identity disorder sufferer Jazz Jennings, a 14 year old anatomical boy who dresses as a girl, has been hired by Clean and Clear Cosmetics, owned by Johnson & Johnson, to be a new spokesmodel targeting teens. Recently it was announced the Florida ninth grader is the star of a progressive campaign for the skincare giant called “See The Real Me.” The campaign video shows Jennings speaking of “the struggles of growing up as ‘a girl trapped in a boys body’ and how she internalized it, before breaking free and being herself.” The Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) published in 2013, replaced the term gender-identity disorder with gender identity dysmorphia; the same mental illness, a different more politically correct title; this is unlike the complete removal of homosexuality from the DSM in 1973.
A new study has confirmed that transgender youth often have mental health problems especially depression and anxiety; the results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 97th annual meeting in San Diego: “Forty-two patients participated in the study at the Rady Children's Hospital clinic. Twenty-six (62 percent) reported that they had depression, anxiety or both and/or cut themselves, with seven patients having a self-cutting history…Eleven patients had additional psychiatric or behavioral problems, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, Asperger's syndrome/autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder.” As for gender identity disorder, the APA admits that there are no scientifically proven theories and no consensus as to its origin or treatment; as noted in a recent APA Task Force report, “Opinions vary widely among experts and are influenced by theoretical orientation as well as assumptions and beliefs (including religious) regarding the origins, meanings, and perceived fixity or malleability of gender identity. Primary caregivers may, therefore, seek out providers for their children who mirror their own world views, believing that goals consistent with their views are in the best interest of their children”*
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*Byne W, Bradley SJ, Coleman E, Eyler AE, Green R, Menvielle EJ, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Pleak RR, Tompkins DA: Report of the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior 2012;41:759–796. (pp. 762–763).