Gender Dysphoria as Embodied Ground State Mismatch: Identity S0, Morphological Displacement, and the Return Path of Transition

We apply the Displacement Framework to gender dysphoria, treating it as a persistent mismatch between the body's morphological configuration and S0_gender — the identity ground state. The dysphoria is formalized as ongoing displacement cost D(xi) accumulating through proprioceptive, social-perceptual, and interoceptive channels. Transition (social, hormonal, surgical) is the return path.

Misgendering is formalized as external displacement forcing. Non-binary identity is modeled as a multi-attractor landscape. The desistance argument is analyzed as a confusion between stable identity mismatch and transient high-D(xi) exploration. Clinical outcomes data on mental health, suicidality, and surgical regret rates are reviewed through the displacement lens.