One aspect that I find alarming about gender dysmorphia as a diagnosis is that it seems to pathologize gender non-conformity. For example, in some circles it's more acceptable to be a trans man than a "butch" woman. And the diagnostic criteria for gender dysmorphia might put a butch woman in the "trans" bucket if she were to talk to a doctor.
To me this is a betrayal of what feminism was after in the early 2000 - namely moving away from rigid gender stereotypes.
To me this is a betrayal of what feminism was after in the early 2000 - namely moving away from rigid gender stereotypes.