When someone’s body or perceived gender does not match how they identify inside it can be extremely distressing. Gender dysphoria can be defined as the distress arising from conflicts between a person’s gender identity or expression and their assigned gender/sex. 2022:276), but it is just as important to know as gender dysphoria. It is known that “the limited attention to gender euphoria in research means clinicians may also be unaware of the term or not understand what it means to their clients” (Beischel et al.
Gender euphoria is a positive counterpart and is lesser known to the general public. The term gender dysphoria is something more talked about, especially in terms of how dangerous it can be. To talk about these terms can help remove the stigma that may surround them, particularly what surrounds the phrase “gender dysphoria”. Today many new and unfamiliar terms may be popping up and it may be hard for some to keep track of them all but certain terms are important to remember as you or someone you love may be experiencing them and not yet understand. The terms gender dysphoria or gender euphoria are starting to circulate more but the meanings may not appear that often. Keywords: Gender, Transgender, Identity, Stigma
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