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In Touch: Gender Identity

16/11/2021

Gender Identity

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Gender Identity

Three visually impaired people tell us about their experiences with gender transition.

Three visually impaired people tell us about their experiences with gender transition. We discussed societal attitudes, their family relationships post transition and more.

Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there's a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity. It's sometimes known as gender identity disorder, gender incongruence or transgenderism. 

On this episode of In Touch, three visually impaired people tell us about their experiences with their gender transitions. We discuss why they've chosen this path, what have been the effects on their relationships with their family and friends, and how their visual impairments interact with their gender identities. 

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Beth Hemmings

Website image description: a person with a white cane is sat alone on a park bench. The image represents isolation, as the participants in the show explain how they felt lonely when beginning to explore their gender identities (this is not representative of everyone's experiences).

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