Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism

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Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism
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Author Anne Lawrence
Language English
SeriesFocus on Sexuality Research
Subject Autogynephilia, transgenderism
Published New York
Publisher Springer Publishing
Publication date
2013
Publication place United States
Media typePrint
Pages242
ISBN 9781461451815
OCLC 802321578
Website https://annelawrence.com/book/

Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism is a 2013 book about Blanchard's transsexualism typology written by sexologist Anne Lawrence. [1] The book was published in 2013 by Springer in New York. [1]

Contents

The book includes 249 first-person narratives of autogynephilia by transgender women and 52 narratives of autogynephilia by cis men (301 narratives in total) that were submitted to and collected by Lawrence. [1] This followed earlier collections of the same kinds of narratives that Lawrence had published in 1999. [1] [2] [3] Besides the book, Lawrence has published a number of literature reviews on autogynephilia. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Title

The book's title is similar to the title of a chapter called Men Trapped in Men's Bodies in J. Michael Bailey's 2003 book, The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism , with this chapter title being inspired by and taking after the titles of Lawrence's earlier essays. [9] The phrase "men trapped in men's bodies" refers to the fact that transgender women are often described as "women trapped in men's bodies", yet autogynephilic transgender women are claimed by Blanchard's typology to be behaviorally more similar to men and to have an intense desire to become women due to their autogynephilic feelings. [1] [9] Hence, these transgender women, relative to pretransition, could alternatively be described as "men trapped in men's bodies" per Lawrence. [1] [9] Ray Blanchard has stated that Lawrence initially startled even him with the phrase and the forthright titles of her essays. [1]

Reception

Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism has received several published book reviews, including by psychologist Richard Lippa, [10] psychiatrist Stephen B. Levine, [11] sexologist Kevin Hsu, [12] psychologist Richard Carroll, [13] and psychologist Margaret Nichols. [14] It has been regarded by Ray Blanchard, who wrote the foreword of the book and developed the concept of autogynephilia, as the definitive text on the subject of autogynephilia. [1] He has compared it favorably to Magnus Hirschfeld's classic 1910 work, Die Transvestiten: Eine Untersuchung über den Erotischen Verkleidungstrieb (Transvestites: The Erotic Drive to Cross-Dress). [1]

Many transgender women reject autogynephilia as an explanation for their feelings and consider the concept to be offensive. [8] [15] Criticisms have been lobbied against the construct of autogynephilia on a variety of grounds. [16] [17] [18] However, some people, most famously Lawrence herself, identify with autogynephilia and find that it accurately describes their experiences. [1] [19] [20] That some individuals identify with autogynephilia is also evidenced by the 301 narratives of autogynephilia by transgender and non-transgender people that were submitted to and published by Lawrence. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Anne A. Lawrence (2013). Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism (PDF). Focus on Sexuality Research. Springer Science & Business Media. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5182-2. ISBN   978-1-4614-5182-2. OCLC   910979847. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-23.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, A. A. (1999), "28 narratives about autogynephilia", annelawrence.com, archived from the original on 2000-08-16
  3. ↑ Lawrence, A. A. (1999), "31 New Narratives About Autogynephilia: Plus Five Revealing Fantasy Narratives", annelawrence.com, archived from the original on 2000-08-16
  4. ↑ Lawrence, Anne A. (2004). "Autogynephilia: A Paraphilic Model of Gender Identity Disorder" (PDF). Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy. 8 (1/2): 69–87. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.656.9256 . doi:10.1080/19359705.2004.9962367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ↑ Lawrence, Anne A. (2007). "Becoming What We Love: Autogynephilic Transsexualism Conceptualized as an Expression of Romantic Love" (PDF). Perspect. Biol. Med. 50 (4): 506–520. doi:10.1353/pbm.2007.0050. PMID   17951885. S2CID   31767722. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ↑ Lawrence, Anne A. (2009). "Transgenderism in Nonhomosexual Males As a Paraphilic Phenomenon: Implications for Case Conceptualization and Treatment" (PDF). Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 24 (2): 188–206. doi:10.1080/14681990902937340. ISSN   1468-1994.
  7. ↑ Lawrence, Anne A. (2011). "Autogynephilia: An Underappreciated Paraphilia" (PDF). Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine. 31: 135–148. doi:10.1159/000328921. ISBN   978-3-8055-9825-5. ISSN   1662-2855. PMID   22005209. S2CID   16143265. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-23.
  8. 1 2 Lawrence, Anne A. (2017). "Autogynephilia and the Typology of Male-to-Female Transsexualism: Concepts and Controversies" (PDF). European Psychologist. 22 (1): 39–54. doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000276. ISSN   1016-9040. S2CID   151624961. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-24.
  9. 1 2 3 Bailey, J. Michael (2003). "Men Trapped in Men's Bodies". The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press. pp. 157–176. ISBN   978-0-309-08418-5. OCLC   51088011. OL   9756152M. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. ↑ Lippa, Richard A. (2015). "Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism: By Anne A. Lawrence. New York, Springer, 2013, 242 pp., $129.00 (hardcover), $49.99 (softcover), $39.99 (ebook)". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (5): 1511–1514. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0553-x. ISSN   0004-0002.
  11. ↑ Levine, Stephen B. (2014). "What is More Bizarre: The Transsexual or Transsexual Politics?: Men Trapped In Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism. By Anne A. Lawrence, New York Springer, 2013. 242 pp. $129 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-1-4614-5181-5". Sex Roles. 70 (3–4): 158–160. doi:10.1007/s11199-013-0341-9. ISSN   0360-0025.
  12. ↑ Hsu, Kevin J. (2014). "The "Auto" (Self) in Autogynephilic Transsexualism: Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism . By Anne A. Lawrence. New York, NY: Springer, 2013, 242 pages. Cloth, $129.00". The Journal of Sex Research. 51 (2): 234–236. doi:10.1080/00224499.2013.842354. ISSN   0022-4499.
  13. ↑ Carroll, Richard A. (2014). "A Review of "Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism": by Anne Lawrence . New York: Springer, 2013. 242 pages, $109 (hardcover)". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 40 (1): 73–75. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2013.854561. ISSN   0092-623X.
  14. ↑ Nichols, Margaret (2014). "A Review of "Men Trapped in Men's Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism": by Anne Lawrence . New York: Springer, 2013. 242 pages, $109 (hardcover)". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 40 (1): 71–73. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2013.854559. ISSN   0092-623X.
  15. ↑ Dreger AD (June 2008). "The controversy surrounding "The man who would be queen": a case history of the politics of science, identity, and sex in the Internet age". Arch Sex Behav. 37 (3): 366–421. doi:10.1007/s10508-007-9301-1. PMC   3170124 . PMID   18431641.
  16. ↑ Serano, Julia (2020). "Autogynephilia: A scientific review, feminist analysis, and alternative 'embodiment fantasies' model". The Sociological Review. 68 (4): 763–778. doi:10.1177/0038026120934690. ISSN   0038-0261.
  17. ↑ Serano, Julia M. (2010-10-12). "The Case Against Autogynephilia". International Journal of Transgenderism. 12 (3): 176–187. doi:10.1080/15532739.2010.514223. ISSN   1553-2739.
  18. ↑ Moser, Charles (30 June 2010). "Blanchard's Autogynephilia Theory: A Critique". Journal of Homosexuality. 57 (6). Informa UK Limited: 790–809. doi:10.1080/00918369.2010.486241. ISSN   0091-8369. PMID   20582803.
  19. ↑ Singal, Jesse (2023-11-21). "The rage behind Transgender Map". UnHerd. Retrieved 2024-04-28. What appears to have curdled her is the work of Ray Blanchard, the sex researcher who proposed the theory of autogynephilia, which posits that some trans women are motivated to transition by sexual arousal at the thought of being a woman. It is seen by some trans people as offensive because, in their view, it pathologises and/or sexualises their identity. An apparently smaller group of individuals, most famously Anne Lawrence, believe it accurately describes their own experiences.
  20. ↑ Illy, P. (2023). Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex. Houndstooth Press. ISBN   978-1-5445-4144-0 . Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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