NDLI: The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen: A Case History of the Politics of Science, Identity, and Sex in the Internet Age

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Dreger, Alice D.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	In 2003, psychology professor and sex researcher J. Michael Bailey published a book entitled The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. The book’s portrayal of male-to-female (MTF) transsexualism, based on a theory developed by sexologist Ray Blanchard, outraged some transgender activists. They believed the book to be typical of much of the biomedical literature on transsexuality—oppressive in both tone and claims, insulting to their senses of self, and damaging to their public identities. Some saw the book as especially dangerous because it claimed to be based on rigorous science, was published by an imprint of the National Academy of Sciences, and argued that MTF sex changes are motivated primarily by erotic interests and not by the problem of having the gender identity common to one sex in the body of the other. Dissatisfied with the option of merely criticizing the book, a small number of transwomen (particularly Lynn Conway, Andrea James, and Deirdre McCloskey) worked to try to ruin Bailey. Using published and unpublished sources as well as original interviews, this essay traces the history of the backlash against Bailey and his book. It also provides a thorough exegesis of the book’s treatment of transsexuality and includes a comprehensive investigation of the merit of the charges made against Bailey that he had behaved unethically, immorally, and illegally in the production of his book. The essay closes with an epilogue that explores what has happened since 2003 to the central ideas and major players in the controversy.
Starting Page	366
Ending Page	421
Page Count	56
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00040002
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume Number	37
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15732800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2008-04-23
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Transsexualism Transgenderism Gender identity disorder Autogynephilia Identity politics Institutional review board Human subjects research Social Sciences Sexual Behavior Public Health/Gesundheitswesen
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Psychology

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