gynephilia misconception about transgender people Ray Blanchard autogynephilia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard%27s_transsexualism_typology#Autogynephilia https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Autogynephilia A misconceptualization applied to many (if not all) transgender women. The theory supposes that transgender women who medically transition do so as the result of paraphilic arousal, rather than any other reason. AGP Blanchard's autogynephilia concept Blanchard's autogynephilia theory Note that the idea of autogynephilia has been criticized severely by the transgender community and Blanchard's research on the topic has been rejected by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the largest association of medical professionals who provides care for transsexual people, as lacking fundamental empirical evidence. autogynephile autogynephilias autogynephilic pseudobisexuality autoandrophilia female/feminine embodiment fantasy Blanchard's transsexualism typology Transgender slang, slurs, and controversial words Trans abbreviations/terms/slang Julia's trans, gender, sexuality, & activism glossary! TERF glossary The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices Autogynephilia in Women The A – Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze