Essays

Autogynephilic Transsexual Feminism (2026) Autogynephilic transsexuals should be committed feminists. This updated essay presents my thoughts about the implications of feminist principles for the recognition of biological sex differences, our interactions with cisgender women, and treatment of gender dysphoria in adolescents.
The RAND Research Report (2025) The RAND report, published in late 2024, presents persuasive evidence that gender-affirming interventions for adolescents with gender dysphoria are not harmful and that there is no reason to restrict them. Here is my brief summary
Autogynephilia as Thought Crime (2024) Is autogynephilia a thought crime? Transgender critical author Helen Joyce seems to think so. Here are my reactions to what she said in a recent interview.
Autogynephilia at 35 (2024) This essay considers the current status and significance of the concept of autogynephilia, which was introduced 35 years ago in 1989.
Becoming What We Love: Autogynephilic Sexual Orientation (2023) This brief, nonacademic introduction to autogynephilia summarizes the most important elements of my 2007 article.
Ms. Z's Further Reflections: Body and Identity (2024) Ms. Z contributed a narrative to Men Trapped in Men's Bodies, published in 2013. Over a decade later she submitted this essay offering her further reflections.
Ms. Z's First Reflections (2013) This narrative was originally published in Men Trapped in Men's Bodies in 2013. It is republished here to provide context for Ms. Z's further reflections.
George Balanchine, the Choreographer Who Loved Women (2023) Balanchine's history of cross-dressing and his seeming disavowal of his maleness suggests an autogynephilic sexual orientation.