Type 0 |
Profile |
Type I - Transvestite Pseudo |
Type II Transvestite Fetishistic |
Type III - Transvestite True |
Type IV - Transsexual Non-Surgical |
Type V - True Transsexual Moderate Intensity |
Type VI - True Transsexual High Intensity |
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Normal sex orientation and identification heterosexual or homosexual. The idea of "dressing" or "sex change" are foreign and un pleasant. Vast majority of all people" |
Gender"feeling" |
Masculine |
Masculine |
Masculine (but with less conviction) |
Uncertain. Wavering between TV and TS |
Feminine "trapped in a male body" |
Feminine. Total "psycho-sexual" inversion |
Dressing habits and social life |
Normal male life. May get "kick" from "dressing". Not truly TV |
Lives as a man. "Dresses" periodically or part time. Dresses under male clothes |
"dresses" constantly or as often as possible. May live and be accepted as woman. May dress under garb |
"Dresses" often as possible with insufficient relief of gender discomfort. May live as man or woman |
Lives and works as woman if possible. Insufficient relief from "dressing" |
May live and work as a woman. Insufficient relief from dressing. Gender discomfort intense. |
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Sex object choice and sex life |
Hetro, bi, or homosexual. "Dressing and "sex change" in masturbation fantasy mainly. |
Heterosexual. Rarely bi. Masturbation with fetish. Feels guilt. "Purges" and relapses |
Heterosexual except when dressed. Dressing gives sexual satisfaction. Relief of gender discomfort. May purge, relapse. |
Libido low. Asexual or auto-erotic, or could be bisexual |
Low libido. Asexual, auto-erotic, or passive homosexual activity. May have been married and have children. |
Intensively desires relations with normal male as "female" if young; later libido low. May have been married have children. |
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Conversion operation |
Not considered in reality. |
Rejected |
Rejected but idea attractive |
Attractive but not requested |
Requested |
Urgently requested and usually attained. |
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Estrogen medication |
Not interested. Not indicated |
Rarely interested. May help to reduce libido. |
Attractive as an experiment. Can be helpful. |
Needed for comfort and emotional balance. |
Needed as substitute for or preliminary to operation. |
Requested for partial relief. |