autogynephilia

== English == === Etymology === From auto- +‎ gynephilia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.təʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/ Rhymes: -ɪliə Hyphenation: au‧to‧gyn‧e‧phil‧ia === Noun === autogynephilia (uncountable, abbreviation AGP) 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. Synonym: autogynophilia Coordinate terms: autoandrophilia, autohomoeroticism 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 disliked the effect. This is contrary to the observation that MTFs request and like the effects of anti-androgens.” ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === autosexuality