A dsm-iv-tr class of disorders that includes sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and gender identity disorders.
Also termed gender dysphoria and gender variance. Gender identity is one’s inner sense of masculinity or femininity; gender role is an individual’s public expression of being male, female, or a ‘mix (androgynous). For most people, gender identity and gender role are the same. A person with a gender identity disorder, however, has a conflict between anatomical sex and gender identity.