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變異的性行為
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性少數: 7.
易性癖者
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亨利·本傑明（Harry
Benjamin，1885-1986）
德裔美國醫生，尤金·斯坦契納的弟子和馬格納斯·赫希菲爾德的朋友，撰寫了第一部研究易性癖專著。 |
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Harry Benjamin
(1885-1986),
a German-born American physician, a disciple of
Eugen Steinach and friend of
Magnus Hirschfeld, wrote the first extensive study of transsexualism. |
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術語“易性癖（transsexualism）”首次於1920年代出現在科學論文裏，不過它廣泛地流行開來則是借助亨利·本傑明於1966年出版的著作《易性癖現象》（The
Transsexual Phenomenon）。本傑明是對易性癖進行廣泛而深入研究的第一人，也是對其展開教育傳播的第一人，他設計了一些幫助個人討論這一現象的系統研究方法。他的概念被年輕的同僚進一步詮釋，他們組織成立了一個以他的名字命名的協會。今天，這個協會以世界跨性者健康保健專業協會（The
World Professional Association for
Transgender Health，WPATH）而著名。
此處涉及到的這些議題過於複雜，要在現有的教程中充分地展開討論則勉為其難。這些議題將是專門針對性別研究中的另一個主題。不過，在以下的內容裏，我們至少能夠提供一些背景知識，可能有助於理解易性癖者為什麼要作為一個性少數族群組織起來的原因。 |
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Sexual Minorities: 7. Transsexuals |
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The term “transsexualism” first appeared in a scientific paper in the 1920s, but it gained wider currency with the publication of
Harry Benjamin’s book “The Transsexual Phenomenon” in 1966. Benjamin was the first to make an extensive study of
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transsexualism, to
educate the general public about it, and
to devise some
systematic ways to help the individuals
in question. His ideas were developed
further by younger colleagues who formed
an association in his name. Today, it is
known as
The World
Professional Association for Transgender
Health (WPATH). The issues involved here are too complex for an adequate discussion in the present course. They will be the subject of another, special course on gender. However, in the following sections we can provide at least some background information that may help in understanding why many transsexuals have organized as a minority.
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