The case against autogynephilia

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-187

  Serano, Julia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogynephilia; Cross gender arousal; Erotic target location error; Gender identity; Paraphilia; Sexual orientation; Sexualization; Transgender; Transsexualism; Transvestic fetishism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957905505     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2010.514223     Document Type: Review

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