This paper examines motifs of ghostliness and haunting in representations of transsexuality, both in the violent and oppressive representations of transsexuality within a transphobic culture, and in the self-representation and narration of transsexuals themselves. Using scholar Avery Gordon’s definition of haunting—which characterizes haunting as the “knot” of oppression, self-representation, a...

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On the basis of both Geschwind andBehan's (1984) theory—that at least part of the genesis of left-handedness can be ascribed to overexposure to testosterone during fetal development—andDorner's (1980;Dorneretal., 1991) theory—that transsexuality emerges from prenatal overor underexposure to androgens infemale-to-male (FTM) andmale-to-female (MTF) transsexuals, respectively—it was predicted that...

the objective of this research is to survey the factors influencing trans sexuality, particularly those pertaining to the parents of transsexuals. in this research, all the clients referring to the forensic medicine center in tehran during 1991-1993 were studied. they have requested to get permission for operation of their genitalia. the subjects were asked questions concerning their families’ ...

This theoretical paper seeks to reflect on hetero/cissexist bias and how it could influence scientific papers research sexual diversity in the field of psychology. First, defines describes core concepts this area, particularly, notion bias. Next, some most salient problems are outlined, particularly one concerning homo transsexuality pathologization. Finally, recommendations considered pertinen...

In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. The book's portrayal of male-to-female (MTF) transsexualism, based on a theory developed by sexologist Ray Blanchard, outraged some transgender activists. They believed the book to be typical of much of the biomedical literatu...