SusanW
@susanw1.bsky.social
Software engineer. I make things.
"We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were easy!"
"We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were easy!"
Brilliant movie!
"Because I used a Craftsman model 1019 Laboratory Edition Signature Series torque wrench. The kind used by Caltech high energy physicists. And NASA engineers."
"Because I used a Craftsman model 1019 Laboratory Edition Signature Series torque wrench. The kind used by Caltech high energy physicists. And NASA engineers."
August 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Brilliant movie!
"Because I used a Craftsman model 1019 Laboratory Edition Signature Series torque wrench. The kind used by Caltech high energy physicists. And NASA engineers."
"Because I used a Craftsman model 1019 Laboratory Edition Signature Series torque wrench. The kind used by Caltech high energy physicists. And NASA engineers."
So my thinking is, you don't need to show evidence of it in trans people. We'd need to show credible absence of it in non trans women, and that paper suggests this isn't what we see. What do you think?
August 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So my thinking is, you don't need to show evidence of it in trans people. We'd need to show credible absence of it in non trans women, and that paper suggests this isn't what we see. What do you think?
It says: 'If we adopt Blanchard's criteria of someone who has “ever” had erotic arousal, female autogynephilia was present in 93% of the respondents. Even if a more stringent standard is applied, more than one quarter of the respondents indicated they were “frequently” aroused to multiple items.'
Autogynephilia in Women
Autogynephilia, an erotic interest in the thought or image of oneself as a woman, has been described as a sexual interest of some male-to-female transsexuals (MTFs); the term has not been applied ...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It says: 'If we adopt Blanchard's criteria of someone who has “ever” had erotic arousal, female autogynephilia was present in 93% of the respondents. Even if a more stringent standard is applied, more than one quarter of the respondents indicated they were “frequently” aroused to multiple items.'
… sexy stuff or even just talking about it, but obvs that's anecdotal. Moser[2009] did the experiment adapting Blanchard's system - it's not a huge study and it uses self-reporting, but the results are far from "none".
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August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
… sexy stuff or even just talking about it, but obvs that's anecdotal. Moser[2009] did the experiment adapting Blanchard's system - it's not a huge study and it uses self-reporting, but the results are far from "none".
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On the question of "Cis women can't be Autogynophiles", I may have been unclear. From what you say, you'd expect trans women to show arousal when given Blanchard's test, and not cis women. I'm actually surprised at that - many women I know are fairly open about feeling sexy when wearing …
August 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
On the question of "Cis women can't be Autogynophiles", I may have been unclear. From what you say, you'd expect trans women to show arousal when given Blanchard's test, and not cis women. I'm actually surprised at that - many women I know are fairly open about feeling sexy when wearing …
On Blanchard explaining libido etc - to me it sounds from what he says like he's rationalizing away gaps in his system. I'm not aware he has produced any evidence for these ideas, tho I might be wrong? …
August 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
On Blanchard explaining libido etc - to me it sounds from what he says like he's rationalizing away gaps in his system. I'm not aware he has produced any evidence for these ideas, tho I might be wrong? …
Finally - personally - I think it lacks explanatory power. I mean, I'm human and all, and of course that seems to come with a load of built-in machinery, but the AGP hypothesis really doesn't explain how I feel, nor is it a motivation.
August 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Finally - personally - I think it lacks explanatory power. I mean, I'm human and all, and of course that seems to come with a load of built-in machinery, but the AGP hypothesis really doesn't explain how I feel, nor is it a motivation.
… your sources were unbiased. I think the whole theory has lived long beyond its expiry date because it helps paint trans people as deviant, self-deceived and deceptive, and that fits some narratives.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
… your sources were unbiased. I think the whole theory has lived long beyond its expiry date because it helps paint trans people as deviant, self-deceived and deceptive, and that fits some narratives.
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… or fantasizing as such, just doesn't seem that surprising.
My feeling is that if someone is talking about Blanchard these days, well, it's sort of like homeopathy, based on an early attempt to understand what's going on. His conclusions are heavily disputed - as I'm sure you're aware if …
My feeling is that if someone is talking about Blanchard these days, well, it's sort of like homeopathy, based on an early attempt to understand what's going on. His conclusions are heavily disputed - as I'm sure you're aware if …
August 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
… or fantasizing as such, just doesn't seem that surprising.
My feeling is that if someone is talking about Blanchard these days, well, it's sort of like homeopathy, based on an early attempt to understand what's going on. His conclusions are heavily disputed - as I'm sure you're aware if …
My feeling is that if someone is talking about Blanchard these days, well, it's sort of like homeopathy, based on an early attempt to understand what's going on. His conclusions are heavily disputed - as I'm sure you're aware if …
… who was well into it, but he said he never actually wished he'd been female, he just loved the feel. What he described and what I described to him didn't really match, but it was interesting. Beyond that, a sense of arousal at feeling great about oneself as an idealized, attractive person, …
August 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
… who was well into it, but he said he never actually wished he'd been female, he just loved the feel. What he described and what I described to him didn't really match, but it was interesting. Beyond that, a sense of arousal at feeling great about oneself as an idealized, attractive person, …
4) he had to turn the sensitivity up a long way to get the reported effects;
5) this was all a long time ago, and it's not clear that his cohort (people presenting at a gender clinic in the 80s) was usefully representative.
I mean, transvestic fetishism is a thing - I knew someone long ago …
5) this was all a long time ago, and it's not clear that his cohort (people presenting at a gender clinic in the 80s) was usefully representative.
I mean, transvestic fetishism is a thing - I knew someone long ago …
August 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
4) he had to turn the sensitivity up a long way to get the reported effects;
5) this was all a long time ago, and it's not clear that his cohort (people presenting at a gender clinic in the 80s) was usefully representative.
I mean, transvestic fetishism is a thing - I knew someone long ago …
5) this was all a long time ago, and it's not clear that his cohort (people presenting at a gender clinic in the 80s) was usefully representative.
I mean, transvestic fetishism is a thing - I knew someone long ago …
… reinforcing that trans women are women!);
2) paraphilias tend to decline with libido-dampening hormone treatment, so if trans=AGP, you'd expect the same - but it doesn't. I can vouch.
3) it doesn't tally with the experience of professionals working with trans people;
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2) paraphilias tend to decline with libido-dampening hormone treatment, so if trans=AGP, you'd expect the same - but it doesn't. I can vouch.
3) it doesn't tally with the experience of professionals working with trans people;
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August 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
… reinforcing that trans women are women!);
2) paraphilias tend to decline with libido-dampening hormone treatment, so if trans=AGP, you'd expect the same - but it doesn't. I can vouch.
3) it doesn't tally with the experience of professionals working with trans people;
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2) paraphilias tend to decline with libido-dampening hormone treatment, so if trans=AGP, you'd expect the same - but it doesn't. I can vouch.
3) it doesn't tally with the experience of professionals working with trans people;
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Ok, lots of things there! Picking a thing:
Blanchard's work on autogynephilia is highly controversial:
1) the controls were weak, so it was a first stab at understanding - I think subsequent experiments showed that his positive AGP tests also worked well with cis women, (which can be read as …
Blanchard's work on autogynephilia is highly controversial:
1) the controls were weak, so it was a first stab at understanding - I think subsequent experiments showed that his positive AGP tests also worked well with cis women, (which can be read as …
August 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ok, lots of things there! Picking a thing:
Blanchard's work on autogynephilia is highly controversial:
1) the controls were weak, so it was a first stab at understanding - I think subsequent experiments showed that his positive AGP tests also worked well with cis women, (which can be read as …
Blanchard's work on autogynephilia is highly controversial:
1) the controls were weak, so it was a first stab at understanding - I think subsequent experiments showed that his positive AGP tests also worked well with cis women, (which can be read as …
Really interesting thread. Thank you!
Obviously painful to read - I'm trans - and this whole last few years has been pretty wild. And of course, I have strong feelings about, say, the existence of Gender Identity as a thing.
Question: do you know any trans people personally?
Obviously painful to read - I'm trans - and this whole last few years has been pretty wild. And of course, I have strong feelings about, say, the existence of Gender Identity as a thing.
Question: do you know any trans people personally?
August 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Really interesting thread. Thank you!
Obviously painful to read - I'm trans - and this whole last few years has been pretty wild. And of course, I have strong feelings about, say, the existence of Gender Identity as a thing.
Question: do you know any trans people personally?
Obviously painful to read - I'm trans - and this whole last few years has been pretty wild. And of course, I have strong feelings about, say, the existence of Gender Identity as a thing.
Question: do you know any trans people personally?
How about a boot stamping on a human face, forever? Too broad, perhaps.
August 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
How about a boot stamping on a human face, forever? Too broad, perhaps.
Super - thanks! (Would it be useful for the Exec Summary there to link to the main doc (and vice versa)?) All useful.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Super - thanks! (Would it be useful for the Exec Summary there to link to the main doc (and vice versa)?) All useful.
"Mized" was good too tho
August 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"Mized" was good too tho
"I measured it, and it came to 3.6 roentgens per hour. Not great, not terrible."
August 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"I measured it, and it came to 3.6 roentgens per hour. Not great, not terrible."
I find her to be an invaluable guide: her words, politics and sense of ethics light a clear path.
If I'm not sure what to think about some issue, find out what Kemi Badenoch says about it, and assume the opposite.
If I'm not sure what to think about some issue, find out what Kemi Badenoch says about it, and assume the opposite.
August 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I find her to be an invaluable guide: her words, politics and sense of ethics light a clear path.
If I'm not sure what to think about some issue, find out what Kemi Badenoch says about it, and assume the opposite.
If I'm not sure what to think about some issue, find out what Kemi Badenoch says about it, and assume the opposite.
So - is it your contention that trans people are all very ill?
I mean, I'd agree it's a condition that causes distress and can be treated effectively.
I mean, I'd agree it's a condition that causes distress and can be treated effectively.
August 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So - is it your contention that trans people are all very ill?
I mean, I'd agree it's a condition that causes distress and can be treated effectively.
I mean, I'd agree it's a condition that causes distress and can be treated effectively.
... trans people go to transition, or the obvious intensity of those feelings, or non-binary people.
Why not, you know, believe what they're telling you? If you want science, here's a phenomenon. It feels like you want to just sweep it away.
Why not, you know, believe what they're telling you? If you want science, here's a phenomenon. It feels like you want to just sweep it away.
August 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
... trans people go to transition, or the obvious intensity of those feelings, or non-binary people.
Why not, you know, believe what they're telling you? If you want science, here's a phenomenon. It feels like you want to just sweep it away.
Why not, you know, believe what they're telling you? If you want science, here's a phenomenon. It feels like you want to just sweep it away.
Or you could say what's wrong with it? Fault the hypothesis, rather than just expressing attitude?
"Men like women's clothes" doesn't explain anything much - women like women's clothes, so on that basis, trans women are women (as Moser confirmed).
It doesn't explain trans men. Or the lengths ...
"Men like women's clothes" doesn't explain anything much - women like women's clothes, so on that basis, trans women are women (as Moser confirmed).
It doesn't explain trans men. Or the lengths ...
August 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Or you could say what's wrong with it? Fault the hypothesis, rather than just expressing attitude?
"Men like women's clothes" doesn't explain anything much - women like women's clothes, so on that basis, trans women are women (as Moser confirmed).
It doesn't explain trans men. Or the lengths ...
"Men like women's clothes" doesn't explain anything much - women like women's clothes, so on that basis, trans women are women (as Moser confirmed).
It doesn't explain trans men. Or the lengths ...