Classificatory incongruities: an analysis of the discourses on ICD11 proposals in relation to trans experiences^*

Abstract

In this article, we investigate the discourses concerning the classification of trans experiences present on a website created by the World Health Organization during the formulation of the 11th International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD11). It is a qualitative study in which we analyze the statements of 16 participants, establishing four axes of discussion, which finally converge around the conception of “Gender Incongruence” as a “physical-moral disturbance”. In this way, the social act of classifying as well as the possibilities of care for trans people outside the pathological frame are problematized.

Transsexuality; Classifications; Health Care; Science