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Podcast: You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
Episode: 83. Autogynephilia: an Overlooked Source of Transgender Identification? With Phil Illy
Description: On this podcast we often explore the gender crisis affecting today’s young and vulnerable people. Today we bring on a different perspective from Phil Illy, a man who self-identifies as autogynephilic, meaning that he experiences a sexual attraction to the idea of himself as a woman. Originally described by sexologist Ray Blanchard, autogynephilia is a common contributor to gender dysphoria in young men. Yet the sexual component of “gender identity” is rarely addressed in the process of diagnosing and reviewing “treatment options” for gender dysphoria. Why is this?Phil considers autogynephilia, as well as its cou...