[[J. Michael Bailey]] wrote a book which disagrees with the "born trapped" theory.
[[J. Michael Bailey]] wrote a book which disagrees with the "born trapped" theory.
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*In his book, he argued that some people born male who want to cross genders are driven primarily by an erotic fascination with themselves as women. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/psychology/21gender.html?ex=1345348800&en=0c1176374e251f82&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss ]
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*In his book, he argued that some people born male who want to cross genders are driven primarily by an erotic fascination with themselves as women. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/psychology/21gender.html?ex=1345348800&en=0c1176374e251f82&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref>
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Dr. Bailey has come under tremendous social and administrative pressure from partisans who disagree with his scientific views. This pressure has focused primarily upon objections to the ''implications'' of his theory, rather than objections to his ''empirical evidence''. Rather than try to refute his empirical findings, "[[transgender]] activists worked to try to ruin Bailey professionally and personally." [http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf]
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Dr. Bailey has come under tremendous social and administrative pressure from partisans who disagree with his scientific views. This pressure has focused primarily upon objections to the ''implications'' of his theory, rather than objections to his ''empirical evidence''. Rather than try to refute his empirical findings, "[[transgender]] activists worked to try to ruin Bailey professionally and personally." <ref>http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf</ref>