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Many experts also recognize that there are a variety of transgender identities, and medical interventions such as hormone blockers may not be appropriate for all transgender-identified youth. For example, some children may clearly identify as the other gender, but may be comfortable with their bodies. Other children may identify as neither a boy nor a girl or may identify as some combination of the two, and could or could not experience anguish about their bodies. In every case, it is important to give young people the necessary time to discover and establish who they are and to respect their identity (Minter, 2012). It became clear to me how vital therapy is, for transgender children and their parents that are experiencing discrimination and rejection from others. I also discovered that transgender youth that have support from their families tend to have high self-esteem and social health as compared to those without support from their families. .
Many individuals throughout the world undergo sex reassignment therapy in order to change their social gender roles, to correct their appearance, to change their legal name and legal sex designation. Gender identity disorder is when an individual deeply associates with the opposite sex and wants to alter their sex characteristics in order to fulfill this need. Gender identity disorder is a mental and emotional need. Several research studies indicate that gender identity disorder is linked to psychiatric comorbidity. Other studies indicate that this finding is false. But most researchers agree that individuals with gender identity disorder often show symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance dependence and suicide (Heylens, Verroken, De Cock, T'Sjoen, De Cuypere, 2013). However, these symptoms are not a precondition for developing gender identity disorder. It is common that sex reassignment surgery rectifies gender dysphoria and the overall well being of the patient.