Overview
- First to document extensively the feelings and experiences of autogynephilic male-to-female transsexuals in their own words
- Elucidates and largely validates one theory of transsexual motivation proposed in the academic literature, a theory that heretofore has lacked strong empirical support
- First to address comprehensively autogynephilic eroticism as motivation driving sex reassignment
- Addresses and explicates many of the controversial theories and conjectures proposed in the academic literature
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Focus on Sexuality Research (FOSR)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Anne Lawrence
- Ray Blanchard
- autogynephilia
- autogynephilic transsexualism
- erotic ideation
- erotic target location error
- gender dysphoria
- gender identity disorder
- male-to-female transsexual motivation
- male-to-female transsexualism
- nonhomosexual transsexual
- sex reassignment
- sexual orientation
- transsexual and transgender
- sexual behaviour
About this book
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. 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. 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. A better understanding of their clients' autogynephilic feelings and motivations would enable these professionals to provide more empathetic and effective clinical care.
Reviews
“In this highly informative book, Lawrence analyzes theory and research on autogynephilia and presents excerpts from a rich array of first-person narratives collected from autogynephilic individuals. … Her prose is clear, crisp, precise, and facilitates understanding of a complex phenomenon. In sum, Lawrence has written a book that will be of great value to researchers, clinicians, lay people, and, perhaps most importantly of all, to people who experience autogynephilic feelings and desires.” (Richard A. Lippa, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 44, 2015)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Men Trapped in Men's Bodies
Book Subtitle: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism
Authors: Anne A. Lawrence
Series Title: Focus on Sexuality Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5182-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5181-5Published: 06 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0671-0Published: 21 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5182-2Published: 09 December 2012
Series ISSN: 2195-2264
Series E-ISSN: 2195-2272
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 242
Topics: Sexual Behavior, Gender Studies, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Clinical Psychology