Transhomosexuality, or the dissociation of sexual orientation and sex object choice
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Vol. 18 (6) , 531-536
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01541679
Abstract
Subjects whose sexual orientation and identification is with homosexual persons of the opposite biological sex were studied. “Transhomosexual” has been coined to describe such persons. Forms of transhomosexual expression vary with different emphases found in regard to orientation to, idealization of, and wish to participate in activities of homosexuals of the opposite biological sex. Where identification is strong or overriding, such persons become “transsexual.” However, there are important differences between these and conventionally diagnosed transsexuals. Sexual orientation then is not defined entirely or always by the sex of the sexual object choice, but sometimes additionally by references to preferred heterosexual or homosexual styles of relationship.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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