Gender identity disorder is a conflict between a person's actual physical gender and the gender that person identifies himself or herself as. For example, a person identified as a boy may actually feel and act like a girl. The person experiences significant discomfort with the biological sex they were born.
See also:
Transsexualism
People with gender identity disorder may act and present themselves as members of the opposite...
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