By Sajeeb Sarker
Gender Euphoria
Media School July 24, 2020
Australia’s trans and gender-diverse performers are in support to flip gender dysphoria to euphoria.
Gender Euphoria is the feeling a 'trans' person gets when he/she/they can start presenting as the gender they identify as and people start treating them accordingly. It is a psychological condition of a (trans)person that includes comfort and sometimes even joy when a that person thinks about the true gender identity of own. For such instances, there is often a strong desire to change one's sex to better match their identity or to be called the correct gendered language.
Gender euphoria can be experienced by non-binary people as binary transgender people experience it having mostly common reasons. And it is important to understand that gender euphoria is the 'pleasure' one gets from being able to express self identity, and it is not directly the concept of 'gender identity'.
The opposite condition of Gender Euphoria is Gender Dysphoria - the absence of that particular pleasure.
Further Readings
Benestad, Esben Esther Pirelli (2010): From gender dysphoria to gender euphoria: An assisted journey. Sexologies, vol 19. DO: 10.1016/j.sexol.2010.09.003.
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Erickson-Schroth, Laura (2014): Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community. Oxford University Press. ISBN-10: 9780199325351, ISBN-13: 978-0199325351.
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Iantaffi, Alex (2017) : How to Understand Your Gender. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN-10: 9781785927461, ISBN-13: 978-1785927461.
Iantaffi & Barker (2020): Life Isn't Binary. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN-10: 1785924796, ISBN-13: 978-1785924798.
Labelle, Sophie (2015): Assigned Male: Gender Euphoria. Éditions SGL.
Hoffman-Fox, Dara (2017): You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery. Skyhorse. ISBN-10: 1510723056, ISBN-13: 978-1510723054.
Ranna Parekh. "What Is Gender Dysphoria?". American Psychiatric Publishing. Retrieved on July 18, 2020.
Violet, Mia (2018): Yes, You Are Trans Enough. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN-10: 1785923153, ISBN-13: 978-1785923159.
Yarhouse, Mark A. (2013): Understanding Sexual Identity: A Resource for Youth Ministry. Zondervan. ISBN-10: 0310516188, ISBN-13: 978-0310516187.
Yarhouse, Mark A. (2015): Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture. IVP Academic. ISBN-10: 0830828591, ISBN-13: 978-0830828593.