Developmental profile of 200 male and 100 female transsexuals in Singapore
Tsoi WF.
Department of Psychological Medicine,
National University of Singapore.
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Abstract
Two hundred male and 100 female transsexuals compared with 100 male and 80 female heterosexuals were studied in Singapore. Transsexuals started their psychosexual development earlier than controls. Transsexual feelings started in childhood. Male transsexuals went through a homosexual phase followed by a transvestite phase, before they became transsexual. Female transsexuals did not go through distinct phases.
Cross-dressing was one of the early signs of transsexualism and started earlier in females. None of the transsexuals were married, in contrast to reports showing that up to 50% of Caucasian transsexuals had been married. Cultural differences may explain the contrasts between Singapore transsexuals and patients from Western countries.
Citation: Arch Sex Behav 1990 Dec;19(6):595-605 an article published on the Internet by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>