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- Timestamps
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:02 What is Transmedicalism?
- 03:04 The Science Behind Transmedicalism
- 10:22 The “Science” Doesn’t Hold Up
- 30:52 It’s Okay to be Wrong, if You Can Admit That You Are
- 35:24 Transmisogyny
- 38:50 Conclusion
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- The Science Behind Transmedicalism
- Kurt Freund: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Freund
- Ray Blanchard talking about Freund's contribution to sexology:
- Karen Freeman. “Kurt Freund Dies at 82; Studied Deviant Sexual Arousal.” The New York Times, 1996, https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/27/us/kurt-freund-dies-at-82-studied-deviant-sexual-arousal.html
- Blanchard citing Freund as inspiration for categorizing transexualism (page 141):
- Ray Blanchard, Leonard H. Clemmensen, and Betty W. Steiner. “Heterosexual and Homosexual Gender Dysphoria.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 16 No. 2, 1987, p. 139-152, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01542067
- Blanchard's AGP studies:
- Ray Blanchard. “NONHOMOSEXUAL GENDER DYSPHORIA.” The Journal of Sex Research, vol. 24, 1988, p. 188-193, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00224498809551410
- Ray Blanchard. “The Concept of Autogynephilia and the Typology of Male Gender Dysphoria.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 177 No. 10, 1989, p. 616-623, https://journals.lww.com/jonmd/abstract/1989/10000/The_Concept_of_Autogynephilia_and_the_Typology_of.4.aspx
- Ray Blanchard. “Partial versus Complete Autogynephilia and Gender Dysphoria.” Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, Vol. 19 No. 4, 1993, p. 301-307, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00926239308404373
- Blanchard's phallometry study:
- Ray Blanchard, I. G. Racansky, and Betty W. Steiner. “Phallometric Detection of Fetishistic Arousal in Heterosexual Male Cross-Dressers.” The Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 22 No. 4, 1986, p. 452-462, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224498609551326
- Blanchard on DSM IV & DSM V:
- Susan J. Bradley, Ray Blanchard, Susan Coates, Richard Green, Stephen B. Levine, Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Ira B. Pauly, and Kenneth J. Zucker. “Interim report of the DSM-IV Subcommittee on Gender Identity Disorders.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 20 No. 4, 1991, p. 333-343, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01542614
- Ray Blanchard. “The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Transvestic Fetishism.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 39, 2010, p. 363–372, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-009-9541-3
- James cantor MRI study:
- James M. Cantor. “New MRI Studies Support the Blanchard Typology of Male-to-Female Transsexualism.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 40 No. 5, 2011, p. 863-864, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9805-6
- The “Science” Doesn’t hold up
- Cis women often fit the criteria of being autogynephilic:
- Charles Moser. “Autogynephilia in women.” Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 56 No. 5, 2009, p. 539-547, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918360903005212
- Julia Serano. “Autogynephilia Is a Flawed Framework for Understanding Female Embodiment Fantasies: A Response to Bailey and Hsu.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 52, 2023, p. 473-477, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02414-4
- Phallometry can be inaccurate:
- Roy O’Shaughnessy. “Commentary: Phallometry in Court—Problems Outweigh Benefits.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online, Vol. 43 No. 3, 2015, p. 154-158, https://jaapl.org/content/43/2/154
- “AGPs” still have gender dysphoria & “can develop a female identity:”
- Ray Blanchard, Leonard H. Clemmensen, and Betty W. Steiner. “Social Desirability Response Set and Systematic Distortion in the Self-Report of Adult Male Gender Patients.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 14 No. 6, 1985, p. 505-516, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01541751
- Ray Blanchard. “Varieties of Autogynephilia and Their Relationship to Gender Dysphoria.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 22 No. 3, 1993, p. 241-251, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/bf01541769
- The MRI study I found:
- Sven C. Mueller. “The Neuroanatomy of Transgender Identity: Mega-Analytic Findings From the ENIGMA Transgender Persons Working Group.” The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 18 No. 6, 2021, p. 1122–1129, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.03.079
- Article to summarize the study: https://www.issm.info/sexual-health-headlines/study-compares-transgender-cisgender-brain-scans
- MRI mapping can be unreliable: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8258303/
- J. Michael Bailey. “The Man Who Would Be Queen.” Joseph Henry Press, 2003.
- A deeper dive into “The Man Who Would Be Queen:” https://youtu.be/6czRFLs5JQo?si=NTXqVrZWE4gneN6q
- Criticism of the Typology & of “The Man Who Would Be Queen:”
- Serano, Julia M. “The Case Against Autogynephilia”, International Journal of Transgenderism, 2010, Vol. 12 No. 3, 176-187, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15532739.2010.514223
- Charles Moser. “Blanchard’s Autogynephilia Theory: A Critique.” Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 57 No. 6, p. 790-809, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2010.486241
- Email from Anjelica about the book ending being made up:
- Lynn Conway and Anjelica Kieltyka. "Investigative report into the publication of J. Michael Bailey's book on transsexualism by the National Academies.” 2003, https://ai.eecs.umich.edu//people/conway/TS/DannyFabrication.html
- It’s Okay to be Wrong if You Admit That You Are
- An interview with Blanchard that shows his general attitude towards the criticism:
- Southern Poverty Law Center callout of Blanchard & Bailey:
- Bailey’s allegations:
- James Cantor touting “rapid onset gender dysphoria:”
- James Cantor. “Paraphilia, Gender Dysphoria, and Hypersexuality.” Oxford Textbook of Psychopathy, Fourth Edition, 2023, p. 563-567
- James Cantor involved in a court case and it being realized he has never tracked patients receiving transition care: https://ecf.almd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2022cv0184-107
- O’Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: https://www.gladlaw.org/cases/in-re-rhiannon-odonnabhain/
- Transmisogyny
- Julia Serano. “Whipping Girl.” Seal Press, 2007.
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