Are autogynephiles dangerous to women? This is a common assertion. What’s the evidence? Yesterday on X, someone circulated this, along with the assertion that “20% of rapists are AGP”:
I see Tweets like this occasionally, almost never by people who have read the relevant research or know anything about it. (Also true in this case.) They mainly know that they don’t like AGPs. (Not true of the original poster, I think.)
Aug 2, 2024 • 33 tweets • 5 min read
Our article “Psychometric Evidence that Paraphilia is a Natural Kind” has just been published in Archives of Sexual Behavior. You can use this link to read the article:
(If you need a link to a downloadable version, email me: profjmb@gmail.com)rdcu.be/dPJAE
The article empirically addresses a longstanding controversy: Do paraphilic interests share anything in common other than the judgment that they are unusual and strange? Is there anything scientifically interesting about the class of sexual interests called “paraphilias?”
Dec 1, 2023 • 25 tweets • 4 min read
Our article “Detransition and Desistance Among Previously Trans-Identified Young Adults” is just published. Coauthors: @LisaLittman1 @stellaomalley3 @lacroicsz @profjmb
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It is one of the few empirical studies of persons who identified as transgender and then changed their minds. Often this occur afters serious steps towards social and medical transition.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
Suzanna Diaz and I are happy that our new paper has been published:
Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases
open access
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
It is one of the few empirical studies examining the controversial phenomenon, Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD). ROGD is an unofficial diagnosis first proposed by Lisa Littman in 2018 to explain the recent epidemic of gender dysphoria among adolescents and young adults.
Jul 21, 2020 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
I’m very pleased to share our brand-new paper on male bisexuality, just published in PNAS:
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The study addresses the question whether objective physiological evidence supports male bisexuality as a sexual orientation. Answer: Yes, yes, yes! We found overwhelming evidence in favor of male bisexuality.
Nov 19, 2019 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
Happy Autogynephilia (AGP) Awareness Day! @AGPAwarenessDay I fully support the goal of raising awareness. I want to raise several issues that if addressed would make the world better for persons with AGP and those in their lives:
@AGPAwarenessDay First, I want to make it clear that AGP per se should not be stigmatized, used as an insult, etc. It’s not AGP that is the problem. It’s AGP denial.
