Trans
J. Michael Bailey
Bailey’s most prominent work on transgender issues is his popular-science book that brought Blanchard’s typology to a wider audience and sparked major controversy. He has also published related empirical papers.
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The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism (2003, Joseph Henry Press / National Academies Press).
This is Bailey’s best-known book on the topic. It covers childhood gender nonconformity, male homosexuality, and male-to-female transsexualism, popularizing Ray Blanchard’s two-type model (homosexual vs. autogynephilic). Free PDF available from Bailey’s faculty page: https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/JMichael-Bailey/TMWWBQ.pdf. Publisher page / purchase options historically at National Academies Press; also widely available via Amazon and libraries. -
Later empirical work includes papers testing aspects of autogynephilia (e.g., with collaborators on sexual arousal patterns in autogynephilic men and related topics in Archives of Sexual Behavior) and research on rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD). A 2023 paper co-authored with Suzanna Diaz (“Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases”) was published in Archives of Sexual Behavior and later retracted over consent issues; a version has appeared elsewhere (e.g., Journal of Open Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences).
Bailey’s faculty page and Wikipedia entry summarize his broader research on sexual orientation and gender.
Ray Blanchard
Blanchard developed the modern two-type typology of male-to-female transsexualism (homosexual/androphilic vs. non-homosexual/autogynephilic) through a series of empirical papers in the 1980s–1990s while at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry (Toronto). Key foundational works:
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Typology of male-to-female transsexualism (1985, Archives of Sexual Behavior).
Early empirical paper distinguishing groups by sexual orientation and linking non-homosexual cases to cross-dressing fetishism. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01542107. -
The concept of autogynephilia and the typology of male gender dysphoria (1989, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease).
Introduced and defined “autogynephilia” (a male’s propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of himself as a woman) and argued that non-homosexual gender dysphoria is a form of it. https://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Abstract/1989/10000/The_Concept_of_Autogynephilia_and_the_Typology_of.4.aspx (abstract; full text often available via academic libraries or archives). -
The classification and labeling of nonhomosexual gender dysphorias (1989, Archives of Sexual Behavior).
Further taxonomic work on non-homosexual forms. -
Varieties of autogynephilia and their relationship to gender dysphoria (1993, Archives of Sexual Behavior).
Examined subtypes of autogynephilic fantasy (e.g., nude vs. clothed) and their links to the intensity of gender dysphoria. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01541769.
Related papers include work on partial vs. complete autogynephilia and clinical observations. Blanchard’s typology is summarized on Wikipedia and in reviews; Anne A. Lawrence’s later book Men Trapped in Men’s Bodies (2013) presents narratives consistent with it and builds on his framework.
Ryan T. Anderson
Anderson’s primary and most influential work on the topic is a philosophical, scientific, and policy-oriented critique of transgender ideology and medicalization.
- When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment (2018, Encounter Books).
Draws on biology, psychology, philosophy, and clinical evidence to argue against the idea that sex is “assigned” or that medical transition resolves gender dysphoria. It critiques affirmative care models, discusses desistance and regret rates, policy implications (e.g., sex-segregated spaces, youth medicalization), and offers a natural-law perspective on embodiment. Widely available for purchase (Amazon, Encounter Books, etc.); it was temporarily delisted by Amazon in 2021 amid controversy. Publisher page: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/when-harry-became-sally-responding-to-the-transgender-moment/.
Anderson has also written related essays and articles through the Ethics and Public Policy Center and Public Discourse.