Identifying as transgender is no longer considered a mental disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO)

15 years after homosexuality stopped being classified as a mental disorder, in May of 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) removes “gender identity disorder” from their International Classification of Diseases (ICD). This means trans individuals are no longer considered to have a mental disorder.


The World Health Organization Will Stop Classifying Transgender People as Having a ‘Mental Disorder’