Relevance to Brisbane Tgirls only please, or your post may vanish. Be supportive please.
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Barbara
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Hmmm...It would be interesting, if there was a survey conducted in this country, on the "Prevalence of Transgender and Crossdressing".
If we could get guys to be totally honest in answering such a survey, the results would be interesting indeed.
Knowing, how we hang onto our, self-image of the, "Bronze Anzac He-man", we seem to think of ourselves, it always amazes me, just how quick, even the hairest, muscle-bound footballer type, will jump at the chance to wear a dress even in public...or behind closed doors.
It would be interesting to see the results...wouldn't it?
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Tania
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ok sorry have just noticed what i typed there i believe though it is thirty thousand sorry
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Tania
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ok sorry have just noticed what i typed there i believe though it is thirty thousand sorry
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Tania
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just a quick thought as to the figures being mentioned there were over three hundred thousand trans girls living in south east queensland on the HRT program and that figure was done a few years ago so would be a bit higher now. To give you an idea there is over 400 girls on the books at the gender center on the gold coast alone and that count was well over 12 months ago. There are also other girls here that are seeing other GP doctors that had been approved previously by other gender clinics and have moved to the gold coast and more then likely in other places and not registered at the gender center so the numbers are fairly high.
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Barbara
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Thanks Annie for that definition of the word.
Hmmm....Sure got me thinking indeed about it.
I suppose, we all are "autogynephiles". I have spent all afternoon considering why I dress the way I do and the, "look", I am trying to achieve, or should I say, feel comfortable in.
Yes, like all others, I observe women that, I am attracted too in fashion and style. That is also cross referenced with age, availability and desires. Now, have weighting it all up, I realise, I have to be super honest with myself and what I am trying to achieve in my appearance and manner.
Hmmm...I seem comfortable at present. Maybe being a "autogynephile" ain't as bad as it sounds, ha, ha
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Annie
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The reason I would expect Australia to have similar figures to U.S. is that the cultures and availability of surgery are similar, say compared to Thailand, where the figures for fully transitioned appear much higher. The figures are broad estimates based on lifetime prevalence. The point is that they are challenging previously reported figures which are much lower and clash with other studies conducted by different means. Perhaps Brisbane is only half U.S, figures, perhaps it is twice U.S. figures, but it is unlikely to be much more different than that in my opinion.
I agree, "Autogynephiles" does sound like a nasty thing doesn't it, and unfortunately that nasty sounding word may sometimes be used to make crossdressers seem less acceptable. However it is just a person, usually male, who is attracted to the image of himself as a female. Many crossdressers try to create an image of themselves as a woman that they would be attracted to themselves. If successful, then by definition they are autogynephilic. This probably includes most crossdressers at some time. I'm sure there are nicer terms to describe the same thing without making it sound like a disorder. There is wikipedia article on the term here
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RE: Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Barbara
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Read and re-read this article...Interesting indeed, but I do question the figures you have come up with in regard to the "tranny" estimate who live in Brisbane.
Figure quoted in this report vary in "standards"...ie: Male born in the US per year and survey conducted with males aged between 18 to 60 (?). Further studies in other countries, age groups varied from 13 to 50 etc and were all different in some form.
To conduct a, "pie in the sky", estimate in Australia, one would have to have a vast number of facts from the Bureau of Statistics first, to come up with a relevant, but, hypothetical number....Like...
How many males aged between 16 and 60 currently live in Brisbane, or, in Australia for that matter?
How many of those have, had gender reorientation surgery?
How many have had this surgery overseas? Who hasn't, but, live the lifestyle. How many of us are just part time?
Tough questions in our Australian society indeed. I am not knocking your relative questioning here Annie, just the figures.
It is an interesting article and probably points a "crooked finger" in the right direction. I like the questioning of past thoughts and assumptions indeed. I had to use my well thumbed dictionary in a number of places to get the gist of some words, but one word eluded me...what is "autogynephiles"? Hmmmm...sounds nasty, I hope I don't get it....hmmm...might have it and don't know, ha, ha
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Transgender Prevalence
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posted by Annie
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I found an interesting article on the prevalence of varying degrees of transgenderism. Its based on the US culture, but I expect Australia would be very similar.
The researchers, I think, have done a great job in challenging the previous reported figures and using different techniques to work out more accurate figures. To me this explains why many of the studies I have seen were so inconsistent. Its been around since 2001, so you may have seen it already.
In summary, here are the likely minimum figures based on a male-born person having the condition intrinsically (i.e. including those where it has not manifested yet, like children)
Full transition with sex change operation 0.2 or 1,800 in Brisbane
Full transition without sex change operation 0.5 or 4,500 in Brisbane
Intense desire to transition with operation 0.67 or 6,000 in Brisbane
Strong desire to transition with or without operation 2 or 18,000 in Brisbane
Part time crossdressers 5 or 45,000 in Brisbane
Imagine the party we could have if they all came out.
The article is here
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