Can a Biological Force Contribute to Gender Identity?

HOWARD J. BAKER and ROBERT J. STOLLERAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.12.1653

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The authors describe six persons who were raised as members of their assigned sex but who felt that they belonged to the opposite sex. At puberty all developed some sort of cross-sex change, in effect confirming their earliest gender wishes. A possible explanation is that a biological force—a hidden hormonal or CNS aberration—exerted an effect upon gender identity development.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 12 • June 1968

Pages: 1653 - 1658

PubMed: 5650758

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Published in print: June 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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HOWARD J. BAKER

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ROBERT J. STOLLER

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Gender Identity Research Clinic, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, department of psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.

Gender Identity Research Clinic, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024

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Can a Biological Force Contribute to Gender Identity?

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