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Dr. Bailey argued that MTF sex changes are motivated primarily by erotic interests and not by the problem of gender identity
a person who feels they have been "born into the wrong body" has a right to a [[sex change]]. Through cosmetics, grooming, clothing and an official name change, such a person can adopt the opposite sex's [[gender]] role.
a person who feels they have been "born into the wrong body" has a right to a [[sex change]]. Through cosmetics, grooming, clothing and an official name change, such a person can adopt the opposite sex's [[gender]] role.
Whether seeking a [[sex change]] is linked to [[sexual orientation]] is hotly disputed in the political arena of Western countries, where most [[sex change]]s have occurred.
Whether seeking a [[sex change]] is linked to [[sexual orientation]] is hotly disputed in the political arena of Western countries, where most [[sex change]]s have occurred. Some advocates have promoted the notion of a [[gender identity disorder]] to justify a sex change.
J. Michael Bailey, a psychology professor and sex researcher at Northwestern University, published a book called ''The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism'' which sharply disagrees with the pro-sex change view. Dr. Bailey argued that MTF sex changes are motivated primarily by erotic interests and not by the problem of having the [[gender identity]] common to one sex in the body of the other. [http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf]
==External links==
*[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.