Autogynephilia

Autogynephilia refers to a man’s sexual arousal at the thought of himself as a woman, and is considered a type of transsexual gender dysphoria. The term can be thought of in contrast to autoandrophilia, which refers to a woman's sexual arousal at the thought of being a man. There is a distinction within the classification of autogynephiliacs between heterosexual and homosexual desire.

Autogynephilia is also referred to as Blanchard’s transsexualism typology, or Blanchard’s autogynephilia theory (BAT).

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Autogenephilia can be classified into four different types:

  • Transvestic autogynephilia: When a man is sexually stimulated by the thought or act of wearing traditionally feminine clothing.
  • Behavioural autogenephilia: When a man is sexually stimulated by the thought or act of doing something thought of as traditionally feminine.
  • Physiologic autogynephilia: When a man is sexually stimulated by the thought or fantasy of having bodily functions specific to females.
  • Anatomic Autogynephilia: When a man is sexually stimulated by the thought or fantasy of having a female body, or parts of one.

Autogynephilia is typically associated with gender identity disorder, although it is not necessarily the same disorder.

  

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