People use the term all the time to mean simply a reversal of dysphoria. In that use case, it can apply to anyone with gender dysphoria, which includes HSTS and FtM as well.
I don’t think there is any “official” use of the term. Its not in the DSM or anything afaik.
People use the term all the time to mean simply a reversal of dysphoria. In that use case, it can apply to anyone with gender dysphoria, which includes HSTS and FtM as well.
I don’t think there is any “official” use of the term. Its not in the DSM or anything afaik.
“The nonhomosexual MtF transsexuals I have seen in my practice typically want to undergo sex reassignment surgery as quickly as possible and want their new genitals to resemble as closely as possible the female genitals they love and idealize. After surgery, these transsexuals are not only relieved to be rid of their male genitals but are delighted with their female-appearing genitals and are often eager to display them to other people (e.g., at transgender support group meetings)... Their attitude is in marked contrast to that of the homosexual MtF transsexuals I have seen, who do not experience romantic love for women, do not idealize women’s genital anatomy, and often seem indifferent or ambivalent about undergoing sex reassignment surgery. One of my homosexual MtF transsexual patients who had undergone sex reassignment surgery was, for example, unwilling to perform vaginal dilation to prevent postoperative vaginal stenosis, because she regarded her new female genitals as 'too ugly' to look at or touch.” – Anne Lawrence, Becoming What We Love
They do not have GD at the rates of AGPs, and they don't tend to see gender in those terms, meaning personally interesting as opposed to a means to an end.
People use the term all the time to mean simply a reversal of dysphoria. In that use case, it can apply to anyone with gender dysphoria, which includes HSTS and FtM as well.
I don’t think there is any “official” use of the term. Its not in the DSM or anything afaik.
“The nonhomosexual MtF transsexuals I have seen in my practice typically want to undergo sex reassignment surgery as quickly as possible and want their new genitals to resemble as closely as possible the female genitals they love and idealize. After surgery, these transsexuals are not only relieved to be rid of their male genitals but are delighted with their female-appearing genitals and are often eager to display them to other people (e.g., at transgender support group meetings)... Their attitude is in marked contrast to that of the homosexual MtF transsexuals I have seen, who do not experience romantic love for women, do not idealize women’s genital anatomy, and often seem indifferent or ambivalent about undergoing sex reassignment surgery. One of my homosexual MtF transsexual patients who had undergone sex reassignment surgery was, for example, unwilling to perform vaginal dilation to prevent postoperative vaginal stenosis, because she regarded her new female genitals as 'too ugly' to look at or touch.” – Anne Lawrence, Becoming What We Love
Do you have an example of an HSTS doing that?
They do not have GD at the rates of AGPs, and they don't tend to see gender in those terms, meaning personally interesting as opposed to a means to an end.
And yes, it's not about "official" or DSM.
Most Words have more than one meaning.
For most trans people euphoria is just the opposite of dysphoria.
For this person, apparently; to them it’s something Sexual. Good for them, but they aren’t everyone.
No citation though?