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DESCRIPTION:Tuesday, November 16th\n12:00 - 4:00 p.m.\nFilm Loop: Diagnosing 
 Difference\nLocation: MOSAIC Cross Cultural CenterDiagnosing Difference is 
 a feature-length (64 mins) 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.\n\nHistorically, non-trans medical and mental health 
 care professionals have positioned themselves as the “experts” on 
 transgender experience, creating standards, guidelines, and diagnoses that 
 inform legal policies and mediate every aspect of life. Diagnosing 
 Difference shifts the focus to explore the many complexities of the 
 diagnosis from the perspectives of those it affects most directly and 
 personally, including access to medical care, legal ramifications, social 
 stigma, implications for psychotherapeutic care, treatment trauma, and 
 differences in experience based on factors like race, class, gender 
 orientation, and generation.Diagnosing Difference humanizes the debate 
 around the GID diagnosis by valuing personal experience as a vital (and 
 often ignored) form of expertise. Rather than trying to create an 
 exhaustive examination of the diagnosis or offer claims of universal 
 representation, Diagnosing Difference is purposefully personal, seeking to 
 expand the experience of the audience, provoke thought, and create as many 
 questions as it answers. \n\nUsing the diagnosis as a departure point, the 
 participants debunk myths and misconceptions about transgender identities, 
 challenge stereotypical gender expectations, and offer educative insight 
 into the terms and language used to describe transgender lives. This 
 groundbreaking film is the first to explore the impact of the GID diagnosis 
 on people who identify on the trans spectrum in their own words and 
 images.Diagnosing Difference is accessible to a broad audience, including 
 graduate training programs in psychology and medicine, and represents a 
 significant contribution to the emerging field of trans-affirmative health 
 care.\n\nFilmmaker Annalise Ophelian is a queer San Francisco-based human 
 sexuality educator and trans ally. She holds a doctorate in clinical 
 psychology.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/20/18661844.php
SUMMARY:TransAction Week: Film Loop - Diagnosing Difference
LOCATION:MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center, San Jose State University
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/20/18661844.php
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