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I admire the nifty title of this book. Lawrence ... skillfully exposes the fallacy of the culturally accepted trope, 'I am a woman trapped in a man's body.' Both clinicians and persons with gender dysphoria can benefit from following her reasoning. Lawrence has a prodigious capacity to be logical... Readers should be prepared for the power of Lawrence's logic - it may have lasting positive consequences on their understanding of the inner world of many transgendered males. - Stephen B. Levine, MD; Sex Roles, in press. Lawrence's book is a very important step forward in understanding why some men wish to become women. This book is necessary reading for anyone interested in the field of gender dysphoria and transgender experiences. Rather than reducing these feelings in men to a sexual deviance, it enriches our understanding of these transgender experiences. Clinicians and researchers alike will benefit. The book will also be valuable to men who seek to resolve their gender dysphoria. - Richard A. Carroll, PhD; Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 40, p. 75 (2014) [Lawrence] meticulously describes the life experience of her subjects and expands upon Blanchard's typology. She imagines the arguments of her critics and rebuts them carefully and extensively. Lawrence is methodical, linear and logical, precise, and exhaustive... Lawrence also comes across in the book as open, ethical, kind, and genuinely caring about the fate of transgender people. - Margaret Nichols, PhD; Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 40, p. 71 (2014) Researchers and educators will find Lawrence's book an extremely up-to-date, thorough, and helpful source of information on autogynephilia... Clinicians will benefit from the narratives in the book by using what autogynephilic transsexuals and nontranssexual autogynephiles have to say about their experiences to help them understand and treat clients who may be in similar circumstances... Individuals who recognize that they have autogynephilia, whether they are transsexual or nontranssexual, will find this book enlightening. - Kevin J. Hsu; Journal of Sex Research, in press

In this highly informative book, Lawrence analyzes theory and research on autogynephilia and presents excerpts from a rich array of first-person narratives collected from autogynephilic individuals. ... Her prose is clear, crisp, precise, and facilitates understanding of a complex phenomenon. In sum, Lawrence has written a book that will be of great value to researchers, clinicians, lay people, and, perhaps most importantly of all, to people who experience autogynephilic feelings and desires. (Richard A. Lippa, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 44, 2015)

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