The aim of this study is to describe
and compare the characteristics of 320 male and 130 female transsexuals in
Singapore. The subjects were given a semistructured psychiatric interview.
The results showed that the males were
slightly younger, had less education and held lower level jobs. Their
occupational preferences were reversed. The male transsexuals started
petting, sexual intercourse and having partners about one to two years
earlier, but they cross-dressed four to seven years later.
Both males and females were homosexually
orientated. Other studies showed that late maternal age was associated with
homosexuality, but not with transsexualism. These studies also confirmed
that transsexualism had its onset in early childhood, and that
cross-dressing was an early feature.
The Singapore 'transsexuals went through a
"homosexual" and a "transvestite" phase before they
became a transsexual. Western transsexuals exhibited both homosexual and
heterosexual behaviour, and some were married to the opposite sex partners.
Male prostitution was reported in many studies.
Citation:
Singapore Med J 1992 Apr;33(2):182-5 an article
published on the Internet by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
