Title |
Heterosexual and homosexual gender dysphoria
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Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, April 1987
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DOI | 10.1007/bf01542067 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Ray Blanchard, Leonard H. Clemmensen, Betty W. Steiner |
Abstract |
This study investigated why more males than females complain of dissatisfaction with their anatomical sex (gender dysphoria). New referrals to a university gender identity clinic were dichotomously classified as heterosexual or homosexual. There were 73 heterosexual and 52 homosexual males; 1 heterosexual and 71 homosexual females. The average heterosexual male was 8 years older at inception than the homosexual groups. The heterosexual males reported that their first cross-gender wishes occurred around the time they first cross-dressed, whereas the homosexual groups reported that cross-gender wishes preceded cross-dressing by 3-4 years. Some history of fetishistic arousal was acknowledged by over 80% of the heterosexual males, compared to fewer than 10% of homosexual males and no homosexual females. The results suggest that males are not differentially susceptible to gender dysphoria per se, but rather that they are differentially susceptible to one of the predisposing conditions, namely, fetishistic transvestism. |
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Japan | 44 | 19% |
United States | 5 | 2% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Solomon Islands | 1 | <1% |
Benin | 1 | <1% |
Tunisia | 1 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 181 | 76% |
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Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | <1% |
Scientists | 2 | <1% |
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Unknown | 53 | 98% |
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Researcher | 8 | 15% |
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Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
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Other | 9 | 17% |
Unknown | 11 | 20% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
Computer Science | 2 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 12 | 22% |