the model breaks down under examination
The old simplistic two-typology transsexual model proposed by Ray Blanchard falls apart under the close scrutiny and I will provide you with 4 very concrete and well-known examples to illustrate this: Kimberly Reed, Zagria, Gigi Gorgeous and Lynn Conway. For those of you not familiar, the model works roughly like this: Autogynephilic (woman and/or self-loving)/Androphilic (man-loving) Not-feminine in childhood/Feminine in childhood Late-transitioning / Early-transitioning Now let's examine each case: Lynn Conway was a patient of Harry Benjamin’s who fathered children before transitioning and eventually marrying her current husband. She is an outspoken critic of the Blanchard work and is a tireless defender of transgender rights. But which typology was she? Kimberly Reed is a feminine and beautiful woman who transitioned in college, was an all-star high school quarterback and has a female life partner. Hence relatively early transition, gynephilic and not obviously femin