变异的性行为

性少数: 7. 易性癖者

族群组织

并不知道有多少人是易性癖者。估计的数量从数百人中有1人到数千人中有1人[1]，差异极大。不管怎样，他们是一群数量相对较少的性少数族群。男女易性癖者的数量似乎相等，不过，后者也似乎较少倾向于寻求医学治疗的。实际上，正如所提及的那样，越来越多的易性癖者并不愿意进行性指派手术。出于这样和那样的原因，我们将极可能决不会得到可靠的统计数据。

因为易性癖者通常会受到巨大的心理压力和社会压力，他们欢迎支持他们的族群组织。通常，这样的组织很小，不过，它们为其成员在相同的环境下会见其他成员提供了机会，他们在一起分享经验，在教育他们的家人、朋友、同事以及普通大众方面加强自己的力量。遗憾的是，在许多国家里，易性癖者仍然会遭到严重的歧视，而且会成为未曾改革的、不公正的民法的牺牲品。出于这个理由，许多易性癖者也以积极的姿态参与涉及性别、跨性者和中间性者问题的国家级和国际级别的组织。这些组织的网站在这个领域为许多悬而未决的问题提供了很好的普及性的知识。

易性癖者组织的典型的网站
因为易性癖者的数量相对较少，所以他们的族群组织也相对要小。大多数易性癖者组织是地方性的或区域性的，不过，这些组织为其成员履行着重要的职责，如在道德上声援其成员，而且在许多具体事物上提供帮助。(为了避免被轻易识破，广告中这些场所的名称及其它细节内容已经有所改变，但是其活动的内容则确定无疑。)

.[1]. 其他专家说：10万人中有一个想变成女人的男人，40万人中有一个想变成男人的女人。——校者注。

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Minorities: 7. Transsexuals

Organizations

It is not known how many people are transsexuals. Estimates vary from 1 in several hundred to 1 in several ten thousand. In any case, they represent a relatively small minority. It seems to contain an equal number of males and females, but it also seems that the latter are less inclined to seek treatment. Actually, as already mentioned, a growing number of transsexuals do not wish to undergo surgery. For this and other reasons, we will probably never have reliable statistics.
Since transsexuals are usually under enormous psychological and social pressure, they welcome the help of support groups. As a rule, such groups are small, but they provide opportunities for their members to meet others in the same situation, to share experiences, and to join forces in educating their families and friends as well as their co-workers and the general public. Unfortunately, in many countries transsexuals still encounter serious discrimination and are victimized by unreformed, unfair civil laws. For this reason, many transsexuals are also active in larger national and international organizations dealing with Gender, Transgender and Intersex Issues. Their web sites offer a good introduction to the many unresolved problems in this area.

Typical web site of a transsexual organization
Since the number of transsexuals is relatively small, so is that of their organizations. Most of them are local or regional, but they perform an important function for their members, providing moral support and helping them in many practical matters. (In order to avoid easy identification, the name, design and several other details have been changed. However, the content as such is authentic.)