Note that in her most recent peer-review publicastion she tones down her rethoric. However, her and blanchard ->-bleeped-<- is so discredited that NIMH is not funding such as research anymore; and thus her abstract (below) claiming the need for more resarch.
Adv Psychosom Med. 2011;31:135-48. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
->-bleeped-<-: an underappreciated paraphilia.
Lawrence AA.
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Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alta., Canada.
alawrence@mindspring.comAbstract
->-bleeped-<- is defined as a male's propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought of himself as a female. It is the paraphilia that is theorized to underlie transvestism and some forms of male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism. ->-bleeped-<- encompasses sexual arousal with cross-dressing and cross-gender expression that does not involve women's clothing per se. The concept of ->-bleeped-<- defines a typology of MtF transsexualism and offers a theory of motivation for one type of MtF transsexualism. ->-bleeped-<- resembles a sexual orientation in that it involves elements of idealization and attachment as well as erotic desire. Nearly 3% of men in Western countries may experience ->-bleeped-<-; its most severe manifestation, MtF transsexualism, is rare but increasing in prevalence. Some theorists and clinicians reject the transsexual typology and theory of motivation derived from ->-bleeped-<-; their objections suggest a need for additional research. The concept of ->-bleeped-<- can assist clinicians in understanding some otherwise puzzling manifestations of nonhomosexual MtF transsexualism. ->-bleeped-<- exemplifies an unusual paraphilic category called 'erotic target identity inversions', in which men desire to impersonate or turn their bodies into facsimiles of the persons or things to which they are sexually attracted.
