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变异的性行为
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性少数: 7.
易性癖者
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术语“易性癖（transsexualism）”首次于1920年代出现在科学论文里，不过它广泛地流行开来则是借助亨利·本杰明于1966年出版的著作《易性癖现象》(The
Transsexual Phenomenon
)。本杰明是对异性癖进行广泛而深入研究的第一人，也是对其展开教育传播的第一人，他设计了一些帮助个人讨论这一现象的系统研究方法。他的概念被年轻的同僚进一步诠释，他们组织成立了一个以他的名字命名的协会。今天，这个协会以世界跨性者健康保健专业协会(The World Professional Association for Transgender Health，WPATH)而著名。
此处涉及到的这些议题过于复杂，要在现有的教程中充分地展开讨论则勉为其难。这些议题将是专门针对性别研究中的另一个主题。不过，在以下的内容里，我们至少能够提供一些背景知识，可能有助于理解易性癖者为什么要作为一个性少数族群组织起来的原因。 |
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Variations in Sexual Behavior |
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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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