The term autogynephilia (auto for self, gyne for female, philia for desire, often shortened AGP) refers to a psychological condition in which a man (usually heterosexual) derives sexual or even "romantic" pleasure from the fantasy of being female.

Autogynephilia is defined as a male's propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought of himself as a female. It is the paraphilia that is theorized to underlie transvestism and some forms of male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism. Autogynephilia encompasses sexual arousal with …

2024年2月13日 · “Autogynephilia” (AGP) is a sex-fueled mental illness created by Ray Blanchard in 1989. Blanchard defines it as “a man’s paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman.”

2023年3月22日 · Men with AGP typically have the same biological properties as typical straight men: the same average height and weight, the same testosterone levels, the same degree of brain masculinization, etc. However, it is true that males with AGP who seek sex reassignment tend self select to be among the most feminine ones.

This study tested the hypothesis that all gender-dysphoric males who are not sexually aroused by men (homosexual) are instead sexually aroused by the thought or image of themselves as women (autogynephilic). Subjects were 212 adult male-to-female transsexuals. These were divided into four groups; on …

2025年3月19日 · The monologue was quickly linked to autogynephilia (AGP) ... Blanchard originally suggested that most trans women who are not exclusively attracted to men exhibit AGP tendencies. Critics strongly ...

2019年11月6日 · The first group is composed of ‘androphilic’ (sometimes termed ‘homosexual’) trans women, who are exclusively sexually attracted to men and are markedly feminine in behaviour and appearance from a young age. They typically begin the process of medical transition before the age of 30.

2022年5月9日 · Most autogynephilic (AGP) men would object but it’s likely that similar psychological mechanisms are in play here. In the book ‘Men Trapped in Men’s Bodies’, Dr Anne Lawrence (herself self-identified as AGP), discusses Erotic Target Location Errors (ETLE).

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2022年12月6日 · Dr. Blanchard is widely known for his typology of transexuals and as the originator of the term Autogynephilia, a controversial paraphilia which describes a heterosexual male’s propensity to be sexually aroused by the idea of themselves as women.