Gender Identity Disorder is not homosexuality, and it's now called Gender Dysphoria (GD) in the most recent diagnostic manuals. Homosexuality is not consider a

Gender Identity Disorder is not homosexuality, and it's now called Gender Dysphoria (GD) in the most recent diagnostic manuals. Homosexuality is not consider an illness, and does not require treatment, in fact no treatment is known. OTOH GD is the distress an individual has when biological status is inconsistent with internal experience of the "correct" gender. It's an uncommon condition occurring at a population rate of about 0.005%, affecting more males than females. Treatment of GD is available though complex. In most cases appropriate counseling is provided, and treatment possibly includes hormone and other medications, and reconstructive surgery.