autogynephilia

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autogynephilia

/ˌɔː.təʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ UK
/ˌɔ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ US
/ˌɑ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ cot caught merger

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uncountable In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism. Charles Moser (2010), “Blanchard’s Autogynephilia Theory: A Critique”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 57, number 6, →DOI, pages 790–809: “If autogynephilia were a paraphilia, we would expect that MTFs would want estrogens to feminize themselves, but decline anti-androgens or report that they di
Similar: autogynophilia

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noun supposed paraphilia

Español	autoginofilia
한국어	자기여성애 jagiyeoseong'ae
日本語	オートガイネフィリア ōtugainefiria
Português	autoginefilia, autoginofilia
Français	autogynéphilie
Deutsch	Autogynophilie, Autogynäkophilie
Русский	аутогинефилия autoginefilija

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@misc{autogynephilia_2026,
  title = {autogynephilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autogynephilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}