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Machine generated contents note: 1.Men Trapped in Men's Bodies -- Two Types of Male-to-Female Transsexuals -- Trapped in the Wrong Body -- An Autogynephilic Transsexual's Case History -- The Concept of Autogynephilia -- Definitions and Terminology -- Early Development of the Concept of Autogynephili...

Contents note continued: Empirical Studies of Autogynephilia Published After 1993 -- Reviews, Popular Accounts, and Critiques of Autogynephilia -- Case Histories of Autogynephilic Transsexualism Are Rare -- Missing Discourses and Forbidden Narratives -- 3.Narratives by Autogynephilic Transsexuals --...

Contents note continued: Invalidation by Psychotherapists -- Reluctance to Discuss Autogynephilia with Therapists -- Counternarratives: Acceptance by Psychotherapists -- Invalidating Reactions from Peers -- Reluctance to Alienate or Upset Others -- Considering Autogynephilia as a Motive -- Autogynep...

Contents note continued: Gender Expression in Childhood and Adulthood -- Male-Typical Interests and Behaviors in Childhood and Adulthood -- Male- and Female-Typical Interests and Behaviors in Childhood -- Female-Typical Interests and Behaviors in Childhood -- Male-Typical Versus Female-Typical Occup...

Contents note continued: Concluding Comments on the Diverse Manifestations of Autogynephilia -- 7.Autogynephilia and Heterosexuality -- Autogynephilia Resembles and Complicates Heterosexuality -- Autogynephilia Feels Closely Related to Heterosexual Attraction -- Autogynephilia Competes with Heterose...

Contents note continued: Attraction to Men Rarely Extends to Feelings of Romantic Love -- Attraction to Men Sometimes Reflects Men's Propensity to Mistreat Women -- Reports of Increased Attraction to Men During Transition Are Frequent -- Repression of Genuine Attraction to Men Due to Homophobia -- A...

Contents note continued: Autonepiophilia (Paraphilic Infantilism or Adult Baby Syndrome) -- Abasiophilia and Autoabasiophilia (Leg Brace Paraphilia) -- Unspecified Paraphilias -- Concluding Comments on Other Aspects of Autogynephilic Sexuality -- 10.Debating the Meaning of Autogynephilia -- What Is...

Contents note continued: Transsexualism Might Reflect a Feminized Brain in a Male Body -- The Case for Autogynephilia Having Explanatory Meaning -- 11.Narratives by Nontranssexual Autogynephiles -- Transsexual and Nontranssexual Autogynephiles Resemble Each Other -- Representative Narrative by a Non...

Contents note continued: Acrotomophilia and Apotemnophilia (Amputation Paraphilia) -- Gynemimetophilia and Gynandromorphophilia -- Other Paraphilias -- Concluding Thoughts about Narratives by Nontranssexual Autogynephiles -- 12.Autogynephilic Transsexualism in Perspective -- Making Sense of Autogyne...

Contents note continued: Puberty-Blocking Hormones for Autogynephilic Gender Dysphoric Adolescents? -- Investigating the Developmental History of Autogynephilic Gender Dysphoria -- Embracing Life as an Autogynephilic Transsexual Woman.