title: [The development of gender identity beyond rigid dichotomy].
abstract: The conflicts individuals with ambiguous sexual characteristics suffer from are not the result of genetic features but of the rigid and dichotomous gender order, which is currently undergoing a renaissance. This also applies to individuals with an uncertain gender identity. In the best interests of the child a concept of gender seems necessary, that goes beyond a binary separation and allows gender-specific intermediary stages in the personal development of identity. Such a gender concept can be developed following psychoanalytic theories. The present discourse contains a scale of connecting factors for a differentiated and less normative conceptualization of gender development. Starting from Freud's concept of constitutional bisexuality, Robert Stoller's theory, which has been firmly rooted in the mainstream of psychoanalysis for more than 40 years, will be critically reviewed. By involving Reimut Reiche's and Jean Laplanche's arguments, a continuative psychological gender theory will be drafted, which does not normatively and reductively claim the demarcation of gender, but rather opens up a space for gender diversity.
authors.forename: Ilka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Quindeau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005619:Freudian Theory; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy