Thread by @oztwidows

On another note, while reading articles on sexuality & gender for couples who have a transitioning partner, some papers are presenting the concept that female partners have left rather than stay. In my experience, that hasn't happened. However, there's not enough data yet.

And interestingly, all the papers suggest affirmation and sexual therapy for both people in the relationship to learn how to be with each other again. That sounds like conversion therapy to my uneducated eyes, so more reading will need to be done.

Giammattei, Shawn V. “Beyond the Binary: Trans-Negotiations in Couple and Family Therapy.” Family Process 54, no. 3 (2015): 418–34. doi.org/10.1111/famp.1….

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Lev, A. I. (2012). Understanding gender nonconformity and transgender identity: A sex-positive approach. In New directions in sex therapy (pp. 357-372). Routledge.

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What I am looking for are the gaps, there is almost no mention of any studies that might contract and no mention of @BlanchardPhD work

Blanchard, R. (2005). Early history of the concept of autogynephilia. Archives of sexual behavior, 34(4), 439-446.

I mean, there's a veritable archive of his works - autogynephilic males exist, many are transwomen in heterosexuals relationships or who identify as lesbians.

scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&…+

Literally not rocketscience

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Almost like they don't want it to exist...

Autogynephilia: An Underappreciated Paraphilia
Balon R (ed): Sexual Dysfunction: Beyond the Brain-Body Connection. Adv Psychosom Med. Basel, Karger, 2011, vol 31, pp 135–148. doi: 10.1159/000328921

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