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Checked by PolitiFact28 Sep 2023United States Health

Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican Presidential Candidate

“Being transgender is a "mental health disorder.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Being transgender is not considered a mental health disorder. Historically, the diagnosis has carried the term "disorder," but experts no longer view it as a pathology and are working to destigmatize the diagnosis.