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FtMs who have fantasies of #feminization, #misgendering, and #detransitioning score high on the General #Autogynephilia Scale. What does this mean? This is what I'm currently exploring on my #Substack in a quantitative study of 182 FtMs. Lots of fascinating results! #ftm #agp

@profjmb More evidence to come!

@BetaPhD Still skeptical, but your evidence can't be dismissed. (Nor is it enough to convince me.)

The discovery of #autogynephilia in #ftm #trans men is truly remarkable, and its importance cannot be overstated. Opens up an array of interesting questions & research leads. Most researchers believed that females cannot experience #AGP, so many assumptions are in for revision.

@szmytowna I suppose if you knew anything about the topic, you'd have spelled the word correctly.

@BetaPhD because you're the kind of hack that tries to take a false narrative about FtMs seriously? because you're the kind of hack that thinks online surveys with small sample sizes on trans topics haven't been retracted every time they've been published? because you're an idiot?

Quite the result here, showing the correlation between autogynephilic fantasies in FtMs and influence on their perception of gender identity (in the man-to-woman direction). The effect is very real for some FtMs. #autogynephilia #agp #ftm #trans #transgender

@szmytowna Yes, in FtMs. And what might that reason be? (It's autogynephilia btw, not autogynophilia.)

@BetaPhD autogynophilia in ftms (female to male)? it's not a typo, your usage is consistent across the whole paper? well, i suppose there's a reason you have to publish to substack rather than an actual peer reviewed journal

@paleozoey When I looked into this, all I could find were a few instances of AGP males discussing arousal at being "misgendered", but using the term in the sense of being inadvertently called a woman, not a man. Therefore I'm doubtful your claim is true to any significant extent.

@BetaPhD there are definitely “autoandrophilic” trans women who get off to being misgendered. they aren’t as elaborate in it as described but they do exist

Unlocked now on my Substack: My lengthy qualitative analysis of masochism in the erotic fantasies of the FtMs in my case series. I consider whether their fantasies of feminization, misgendering, and detransing can be explained by masochism alone. Some highlights 👇

@OtakuLen13 My work: betachronicles.substack.com/p/survey-of-au…

@BetaPhD Citation?

Full post: betachronicles.substack.com/p/survey-of-au…

New from me on #FtM #AGP: Examining three psychological correlates of #autogynephilia in FtMs: emotional distress, erotic prominence, and identity influence. (The most interesting one, of course, is the influence on #gender identity.) A preview.👇 Link in reply.

The most fascinating (and theoretically interesting) case reports I have collected so far are still sitting in my drafts. Do you guys like reading the case reports I publish? Do you like reading the stories of people with seemingly bizarre and unheard-of kinks?

@profjmb Did you really say this?

@gynemimesis @hefemalephilia I'm not familiar. What data on FtMs exactly?

Have you looked into Aella's new dataset? She also has a lot of data about FTMs as well. Tho, Aella's data pretty much debunked every single claim about AGP So what Aella's data actually found about trans women: 1. Every single trans woman is AGP 2. Sexual orientation only plays a role in terms of whether they find interpersonal AGP more arousing or whether they find anatomic/transvestic AGP more arousing 3. Ethnicity plays 0 role in how this manifests 4. AGPs are more polygamous, but they don't have that much sex (maybe it is harder to date as a trans woman) 5. Nonbinary people are less autogynephilic, thus presumably also less dysphoric 6. The onset of AGP is a predictor of transition (earlier ones are more likely to transition) 7. HSTS being sex workers is a myth 8. IQ differences aren't 10 points; they rather seem to be mild, around 2-3 points, and this still supports that homosexual ones have a slight IQ disadvantage 9. Trans women report being a few cm (1 inch) shorter than c1s males, regardless of sexual orientation 10. The fraternal birth order effect also seems to work in bisexual 11. The relationship between identifying as a trans woman and being aroused by being admired as a woman is very strong, and it holds regardless of sexual orientation

Just wanted to make a brief post since it’s been about a year before starting testosterone. Before starting I could only do three pull ups. Now I can do ten, without much training. I was only able to do this many pull ups before testosterone when I was training most rigorously.

@hefemalephilia What are your levels at? and what form are you taking T in?

Overall, I don’t think my physical appearance has improved much, but it’s remarkable how this increases strength. Especially back strength. Very satisfied so far. Looking forward to what the future brings, especially the next two years.

Now available on my you-know-what. If these fantasies aren't genuine AGP and they're just an expression of masochism, then why are pregnancy fantasies (i.e., "physiologic AGP") poorly correlated with the others? (This is a pattern that was also found in natal males.)

@princess_dulci Alfred Binet remarked in 1887 that fetishists tend to like it when their fetish is exaggerated in size. If that's true, then foot fetishists probably prefer big feet to small feet. Therefore, you might actually have an advantage.

They said the internet was obsessed with feet. Be honest.... are my UK size 9s too big for you? 😢

@thetiniestbunny Long-term prevention of nocturnal erections leads to organic damage (ED & some penile shrinking). This is because nocturnal erections are necessary maintenance for the tissue. So it's conceivable that 24/7 chastity could lead after months or years to permanent ED & shrinkage.

Is there actual evidence that chastity shrinks the size of your penis? I would LOVE to know that your dicklet actually gets tinier the longer you wear your cage. The thought of your little clitty becoming smaller and smaller makes me giggle 🤭

People who believe that pr0n can cause you to develop weird sexual interests that you never had: if that's true, then the cure is very simple! Extensive daily masturbation to conventional pr0n should rewire your brain right back to normal! Why hasn't anyone tried this?

Read the full analysis: betachronicles.substack.com/p/survey-of-au…

New on my Sub5t4ck: More investigation into #AGP fantasies in #FtM participants. Most of them recall discovering these fantasies after starting #testosterone. Could testosterone be causally implicated in the emergence of #autogynephilia in FtMs? Interesting hypothesis.

@datadriven_tdoc I think the analogy with being gay should be for the erotic fantasy of being a woman, not the actual desire to be one. It's only a small minority of AGPs who have the persistent, unrelenting desire to be the other sex, and this desire does fade over time in some of them.

Episode 8 - Demystifying AGP Sexologist and autogynephilia expert Dr. James Morandini discusses his very humane approach to counselling parents of natal boys who express a desire to be the opposite sex, even if they are not obviously feminine. It is very likely that natal boys who have an autogynephilic sexuality will have persistent and unrelenting desire to be the other sex, that is unlikely to fade over time It is no more likely to fade than a gay person becomes straight, or vice-versa Hoping it goes away is wishful thinking, what matters is deciding how they want to live with this sexuality