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"'''Autogynephilia'''" from Greek αὐτό- ("self"), γυνή ("woman") and φιλία ("love") &mdash; "love of oneself as a woman") is a term coined in 1989 by Ray Blanchard, to refer to "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman."<ref name = Blanchard1989/> Alternative terms proposed for this notion include ''automonosexuality'', ''[[eonism]]'', and ''[[sexo-aesthetic inversion]]''.<ref name="LawsO'Donohue2008">{{cite book | vauthors = Laws DR, O'Donohue WT | title=Sexual deviance: theory, assessment, and treatment| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yIXG9FuqbaIC&pg=PA408 | page = 408 |year=2008|publisher=[[Guilford Press]]|isbn=978-1-59385-605-2}}</ref> The [[DSM-IV-TR]] includes an essentially equivalent definition, and recognizes autogynephilia as a common occurrence in the [[transvestic fetishism]] disorder, but does not classify autogynephilia as a disorder by itself.<ref name="Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR: 4th Edition Text Revision">{{cite book|title=Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR: 4th Edition Text Revision|pages = [https://books.google.com/books?id=3SQrtpnHb9MC&pg=PA574 574] |publisher= [[American Psychiatric Association]] |isbn=978-0-89042-025-6}}</ref> The paraphilias working group on [[DSM 5]], which included Ray Blanchard, included autogynephilia and autoandrophilia as subtypes of transvestic disorder, a proposal that was opposed by the [[World Professional Association for Transgender Health]] (WPATH), stating the lack of empirical evidence for the theory.<ref name="wpath1">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Gijs L, Carroll RA | doi = 10.1080/15532739.2010.550766 | title = Should Transvestic Fetishism Be Classified in DSM 5? Recommendations from the WPATH Consensus Process for Revision of the Diagnosis of Transvestic Fetishism | journal = International Journal of Transgenderism | volume = 12 | issue = 4 | pages = 189–197 | year = 2011 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref><ref name="wpath2">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Knudson G, De Cuypere G, Bockting W | title = Second Response of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health to the Proposed Revision of the Diagnosis of Transvestic Disorder for DSM5 | doi = 10.1080/15532739.2011.606195 | journal = International Journal of Transgenderism | volume = 13 | pages = 9–12 | year = 2011 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref><ref name="serano"></ref>
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"'''Autogynephilia'''" from Greek αὐτό- ("self"), γυνή ("woman") and φιλία ("love") &mdash; "love of oneself as a woman") is a term coined in 1989 by Ray Blanchard, to refer to "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman."<ref name = Blanchard1989/> Alternative terms proposed for this notion include ''automonosexuality'', ''[[eonism]]'', and ''[[sexo-aesthetic inversion]]''.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=yIXG9FuqbaIC&pg=PA408</ref> The DSM-IV-TR includes an essentially equivalent definition, and recognizes autogynephilia as a common occurrence in the transvestic fetishism disorder, but does not classify autogynephilia as a disorder by itself.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=3SQrtpnHb9MC&pg=PA574 574</ref> The paraphilias working group on [[DSM 5]], which included Ray Blanchard, included autogynephilia and autoandrophilia as subtypes of transvestic disorder, a proposal that was opposed by the [[World Professional Association for Transgender Health]] (WPATH), stating the lack of empirical evidence for the theory.<ref name="wpath1">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Gijs L, Carroll RA | doi = 10.1080/15532739.2010.550766 | title = Should Transvestic Fetishism Be Classified in DSM 5? Recommendations from the WPATH Consensus Process for Revision of the Diagnosis of Transvestic Fetishism | journal = International Journal of Transgenderism | volume = 12 | issue = 4 | pages = 189–197 | year = 2011 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref><ref name="wpath2">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Knudson G, De Cuypere G, Bockting W | title = Second Response of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health to the Proposed Revision of the Diagnosis of Transvestic Disorder for DSM5 | doi = 10.1080/15532739.2011.606195 | journal = International Journal of Transgenderism | volume = 13 | pages = 9–12 | year = 2011 | pmid = | pmc = }}</ref><ref name="serano"></ref>
   
 
Autogynephilia is most notable for its use in Blanchard's taxonomy to explain the presence of [[gender dysphoria]] in "non-homosexual" ([[gynephilia|gynephilic]]) [[male-to-female transsexual]]s, in contrast to the gender dysphoria observed in "homosexual" ([[androphilia|androphilic]]) transsexuals. Autogynephilia has also been suggested to pertain to romantic love as well as to sexual arousal patterns.<ref name="LawrenceBecoming">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lawrence AA | title = Becoming what we love: autogynephilic transsexualism conceptualized as an expression of romantic love | journal = Perspectives in Biology and Medicine | volume = 50 | issue = 4 | pages = 506–20 | date = 2007-10-24 | pmid = 17951885 | doi = 10.1353/pbm.2007.0050 | url = http://www.annelawrence.com/becoming_what_we_love.pdf | publisher = Elsevier | format = PDF }}</ref>
  
Autogynephilia is most notable for its use in Blanchard's taxonomy to explain the presence of [[gender dysphoria]] in "non-homosexual" ([[gynephilia|gynephilic]]) [[male-to-female transsexual]]s, in contrast to the gender dysphoria observed in "homosexual" ([[androphilia|androphilic]]) transsexuals. Autogynephilia has also been suggested to pertain to romantic love as well as to sexual arousal patterns.<ref name="LawrenceBecoming">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lawrence AA | title = Becoming what we love: autogynephilic transsexualism conceptualized as an expression of romantic love | journal = Perspectives in Biology and Medicine | volume = 50 | issue = 4 | pages = 506–20 | date = 2007-10-24 | pmid = 17951885 | doi = 10.1353/pbm.2007.0050 | url = http://www.annelawrence.com/becoming_what_we_love.pdf | publisher = Elsevier | format = PDF }}</ref>

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"Autogynephilia" from Greek αὐτό- ("self"), γυνή ("woman") and φιλία ("love") — "love of oneself as a woman") is a term coined in 1989 by Ray Blanchard, to refer to "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman."[1] Alternative terms proposed for this notion include automonosexuality, eonism, and sexo-aesthetic inversion.[2] The DSM-IV-TR includes an essentially equivalent definition, and recognizes autogynephilia as a common occurrence in the transvestic fetishism disorder, but does not classify autogynephilia as a disorder by itself.[3] The paraphilias working group on DSM 5, which included Ray Blanchard, included autogynephilia and autoandrophilia as subtypes of transvestic disorder, a proposal that was opposed by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), stating the lack of empirical evidence for the theory.[4][5][6]

Autogynephilia is most notable for its use in Blanchard's taxonomy to explain the presence of gender dysphoria in "non-homosexual" (gynephilic) male-to-female transsexuals, in contrast to the gender dysphoria observed in "homosexual" (androphilic) transsexuals. Autogynephilia has also been suggested to pertain to romantic love as well as to sexual arousal patterns.[7]

Blanchard provides specific case examples to illustrate the autogynephilic sexual fantasies that people reported:[8]

Philip was a 38-year-old professional man referred to the author's clinic for assessment....Philip began masturbating at puberty, which occurred at age 12 or 13. The earliest sexual fantasy he could recall was that of having a woman's body. When he masturbated, he would imagine that he was a nude woman lying alone in her bed. His mental imagery would focus on his breasts, his vagina, the softness of his skin, and so on—all the characteristic features of the female physique. This remained his favorite sexual fantasy throughout his life.


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  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=yIXG9FuqbaIC&pg=PA408
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=3SQrtpnHb9MC&pg=PA574 574
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