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==Anti-Trans activism==

==Anti-Trans activism==

Radical Lesbian Feminist Academic Janice Raymond ascribed transsexuality to a "Patriarchal [[Fifth Column]]", which is "infiltrating womens’ space" and “raping womens’ bodies” in her book ''The Transsexual Empire - Making of the She Male''. Her report, commissioned by the Carter Administration providing health services to transsexuals, effectively eliminated federal and some states' public aid for anything related to transsexual or transgendered conditions.

Radical Lesbian Feminist Academic Janice Raymond ascribed transsexuality to a "Patriarchal [[Fifth Column]]", which is "infiltrating women’s space" and “raping women’s bodies” in her book ''The Transsexual Empire - Making of the She Male''. Her report, commissioned by the Carter Administration providing health services to transsexuals, effectively eliminated federal and some states' public aid for anything related to transsexual or transgendered conditions.

[[J. Michael Bailey]], a psychology professor and sex researcher at Northwestern University, published a book called ''The Man Who Would Be Queen'' which sharply disagrees with commonly proposed transsexual models. Dr. Bailey argued that sex changes are motivated primarily by sexual interests and not by the idea of a [[gender identity]] of one sex in the body of the other.<ref name=ManQueen>[http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen: A Case History of the Politics of Science, Identity, and Sex in the Internet Age] - Alice D. Dreger, Ph.D.</ref>

[[J. Michael Bailey]], a psychology professor and sex researcher at Northwestern University, published a book called ''The Man Who Would Be Queen'' which sharply disagrees with commonly proposed transsexual models. Dr. Bailey argued that sex changes are motivated primarily by sexual interests and not by the idea of a [[gender identity]] of one sex in the body of the other.<ref name=ManQueen>[http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen: A Case History of the Politics of Science, Identity, and Sex in the Internet Age] - Alice D. Dreger, Ph.D.</ref>

Dr. Alice D. Dreger wrote:

Dr. Alice D. Dreger wrote:

*In his work on transsexualism, Blanchard argued that there are actually two types of male-to-female transsexuals, with autogynephiles being one type and “[[homosexual]] transsexuals” being the other. ... he argued that male-to-female homosexual transsexuals who opt to undergo sex reassignment do so, in part, because being a woman makes more sense than trying to live as a very effeminate man attracted to heterosexual men.<ref name=ManQueen/>

*In his work on transsexualism, Blanchard argued that there are actually two types of male-to-female transsexuals, with autogynephilia being one type and “[[homosexual]] transsexuals” being the other. ... he argued that male-to-female homosexual transsexuals who opt to undergo sex reassignment do so, in part, because being a woman makes more sense than trying to live as a very effeminate man attracted to heterosexual men.<ref name=ManQueen/>

While critical of the common transsexual model, Bailey states in his book that he believes sex changes should be performed.  Homosexual transsexuals being extremely effeminate to begin with come into constant conflict against society's expectations, although after taking up the gender roles of a woman, they are then able to express themselves more naturally, and typically integrate with society better afterward. Autogynephiles though, do not integrate better with society after changing to a woman, however, the empirical evidence shows a typical positive change in the person's mental health, despite their regressing from general society.<ref name=ManQueen/>

While critical of the common transsexual model, Bailey states in his book that he believes sex changes should be performed.  Homosexual transsexuals being extremely effeminate to begin with come into constant conflict against society's expectations, although after taking up the gender roles of a woman, they are then able to express themselves more naturally, and typically integrate with society better afterward. Autogynephiles though, do not integrate better with society after changing to a woman, however, the empirical evidence shows a typical positive change in the person's mental health, despite their regressing from general society.<ref name=ManQueen/>