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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | The International Journal of Transgenderism |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2001 |
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- transgendering, transsexual, autogynephilia, erotic femaling, identity.
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Transgendering, Migrating and Love of Oneself as a Woman: A Contribution to a Sociology of Autogynephilia. / Ekins, Richard; King, Dave.
In: The International Journal of Transgenderism, Vol. 5, No. 3, 09.2001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Transgendering, Migrating and Love of Oneself as a Woman: A Contribution to a Sociology of Autogynephilia
AU - Ekins, Richard
AU - King, Dave
PY - 2001/9
Y1 - 2001/9
N2 - This paper considers Ray Blanchard’s taxonomic, typological and diagnostic approach to his concept of ‘autogynephilia’ (‘love of oneself as a woman’) in male-to-female transsexuals, in the context of Anne Lawrence’s appropriation of the concept in the service of her personal transgendering identity formation and transgendering identity politics. A striking contemporary example of the umbilical cord that exists between the formulations of science and those of sections of the transgendered community is provided by the interrelations between Blanchard’s and Lawrence’s work on autogynephilia. The concept of autogynephilia is considered from the standpoint of the sociology of transgendering put forward in Ekins (1997) and Ekins and King (1999, 2001a, 2001b). In particular, the interrelations between transgendering, ‘migrating’ and the role of autogynephilia are examined with reference to selected material from life history work with three male-to-female transsexual informants. While it is not difficult to find autogynephilic components in transgendering trajectories, the interesting questions relate to the status of those components over diverse trajectories, including the constituting and consolidating (Ekins, 1993, 1997) of autogynephilic identities. The sociological approach presented in this paper provides the conceptual wherewithal to unpack a number of controversial issues surrounding the concept of autogynephilia and its reception.
AB - This paper considers Ray Blanchard’s taxonomic, typological and diagnostic approach to his concept of ‘autogynephilia’ (‘love of oneself as a woman’) in male-to-female transsexuals, in the context of Anne Lawrence’s appropriation of the concept in the service of her personal transgendering identity formation and transgendering identity politics. A striking contemporary example of the umbilical cord that exists between the formulations of science and those of sections of the transgendered community is provided by the interrelations between Blanchard’s and Lawrence’s work on autogynephilia. The concept of autogynephilia is considered from the standpoint of the sociology of transgendering put forward in Ekins (1997) and Ekins and King (1999, 2001a, 2001b). In particular, the interrelations between transgendering, ‘migrating’ and the role of autogynephilia are examined with reference to selected material from life history work with three male-to-female transsexual informants. While it is not difficult to find autogynephilic components in transgendering trajectories, the interesting questions relate to the status of those components over diverse trajectories, including the constituting and consolidating (Ekins, 1993, 1997) of autogynephilic identities. The sociological approach presented in this paper provides the conceptual wherewithal to unpack a number of controversial issues surrounding the concept of autogynephilia and its reception.
KW - transgendering, transsexual, autogynephilia, erotic femaling, identity.
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M3 - Article
VL - 5
JO - The International Journal of Transgenderism
T2 - The International Journal of Transgenderism
JF - The International Journal of Transgenderism
SN - 1434-4599
IS - 3
ER -