The book demonstrates that not all MtF transsexuals conform to the familiar That it accounts for many cases of male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism in WesternĬountries. Trapped in Men's Bodies explores the phenomenon of autogynephilia, arguing cogently Women and sometimes want to undergo sex reassignment and live as women. Which men who are attracted to women are also erotically aroused by the idea of being This vignette describes a man who experiences autogynephilia: a paraphilic disorder in "A transsexual? A transvestite? Something else?" He started dating, he dreamed of being his girlfriends. Youth, he began dressing up in his mother's clothes and becoming sexually aroused. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Īs a child, he played with trucks and action figures and wanted to be a firefighter. A better understanding of their clients' autogynephilic feelings and motivations would enable these professionals to provide more empathetic and effective clinical care. The narratives are likely to be eye-opening to psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, and other professionals who work with MtF transsexuals: Most clinicians probably do not fully appreciate the erotic underpinnings of their clients' condition. The narratives provide empirical evidence for Blanchard's theory of MtF transsexual motivation, and thus are of interest to researchers and theorists studying the phenomenology of MtF transsexualism. These narratives about autogynephilia by autogynephilic male-to-female (MtF) transsexuals provide the first comprehensive documentation of the erotic ideation that underlies the most common form of MtF transsexualism. Through a collection and discussion of vivid first-person narratives, the book provides an in-depth examination of these men's unusual propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought of themselves as women and how these men's sexual feelings influence their decisions to seek or undergo sex reassignment. The book addresses a fascinating and largely unexplored topic within the study of transsexualism: The feelings and desires of conventionally masculine men who are attracted to women yet want to become women themselves.
Upending normative notions of gender, eroticism, and identity, it poses significant scientific and clinical challenges. There are few topics in sex research as compelling and confounding to researchers, clinicians, and the general public as that of transsexualism.
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