“In the diagnostic categories of the [diagnostic manual] DSM-5, in practice, it is the body of the gender dysphoric sufferer that needs treatment, not their mind.

“To put it bluntly, it is the naturally sexed body that is the pathogen causing the psychological distress of gender dysphoria. For a transgender-identifying child, puberty itself must here be thought of as pathogenic. This is clearly implied in the treatment recommendations in the DSM-5.

“Significantly, no other condition in the DSM-5 is caused by having a healthy natural body or undergoing healthy natural maturation.”

From a new book by Paul Tyson