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• Title:The man who would be queen : the science of gender-bending and transsexualism / J. Michael Bailey.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bailey, J. Michael.
  
• Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©2003.
  

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• Library of Congress Subjects:Gay men--United States--Psychology--Case studies.
  Transsexuals--United States--Psychology--Case studies.
  Male homosexuality--Psychological aspects.
  Transsexualism--Psychological aspects.
  Gender identity--Psychological aspects.
  Sexual orientation--Psychological aspects.
  Nature and nurture.
  
• Description:xiii, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
  
• Summary:"Written by cutting-edge sex researcher J. Michael Bailey, The Man Who Would Be Queen is a frankly controversial, intensely poignant, and boldly forthright book about sex and gender. Based on his original research, Bailey's book is grounded firmly in the scientific method. But as he demonstrates, science doesn't always deliver predictable or even comfortable answers. Indeed, much of what he has to say will be sure to generate as many questions as answers." "Are gay men genuinely more feminine than other men? And do they really prefer to be florists and hairdressers rather than lumberjacks? Are all male transsexuals women trapped in men's bodies - or are some of them men who are just plain turned on by the idea of becoming a woman? And how much of a role do biology and genetics play in sexual orientation?" "While Bailey's science is provocative, it is the portraits of the boys and men who struggle with these questions - often with anger, fear, and hurt feelings - that will move you. Their stories make it clear that there are men - and men who become women - who want only to understand themselves and the society that makes them feel like outsiders; that there are parents, friends, and families that seek answers to confusing and complicated questions; and that there are dedicated and compassionate scientists who hope one day to grasp the very nature of human sexuality."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
  
• ISBN:0309084180
  
• Contents:The boy who would be princess: Princess Danny
  Growing pains
  The boy who would not be a girl
  The man he might become: Gay femininity
  Gay masculinity
  Danny's uncle
  Is homosexuality a recent invention?
  Women who once were boys: Terese and Cher
  Men trapped in men's bodies
  In search of womanhood and men
  Interchapter: Autogynephilic and homosexual transsexuals: How to tell them apart
  Becoming a woman
  Epilogue.