Two hundred male and 100 female transsexuals
compared with 100 male and 80 female heterosexuals were studied in
Singapore. Transsexuals started their psychosexual development earlier than
controls. Transsexual feelings started in childhood. Male transsexuals went
through a homosexual phase followed by a transvestite phase, before they
became transsexual. Female transsexuals did not go through distinct phases.
Cross-dressing was one of the early signs
of transsexualism and started earlier in females. None of the transsexuals
were married, in contrast to reports showing that up to 50% of Caucasian
transsexuals had been married. Cultural differences may explain the
contrasts between Singapore transsexuals and patients from Western
countries.
Citation:
Arch Sex Behav 1990 Dec;19(6):595-605 an article published on the Internet
by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
