Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A nineteenth-century transsexual

  • Case Note
  • Published:
Archives of Sexual Behavior Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

An 1897 clinical case of transsexualism before the diagnostic category was established is described. It was reported by a Baltimore physician trying to introduce concepts of homosexuality to the psychiatric community.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Abraham, I. (1931). Genitalumwandlung an zwei maenlichen Transvestiten.Z. Sexualwiss. 18: 223–226.

    Google Scholar 

  • Benjamin, H. (1954). Transsexualism and transvestism as psychosomatic and somatopsychich syndromes.Am. J. Psychother. 8: 219.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Benjamin, H. (1964). Clinical aspects of transsexualism in the male and female.Am. J. Psychother, 18: 458.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Benjamin, H. (1966).The Transsexual Phenomenon. Julian Press, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bullough, V. L. (1974). Transvestites in the middle ages: A sociological analysis.Am. J. Sociol. 79: 1381–1394.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bullough, V. L. (1975). Transsexualism in history.Arch. Sex. Behav. 9: 561–571.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bullough, V. L. (1977).Sexual Variance in Society and History. Univ. of Chicago, Chicago.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cauldwell, D. O. (1950).Questions and Answers on the Sex Life and Sexual Problems of Trans-Sexuals. Haldeman-Julius Publications. Girard, Ks. (Much of this is a reprint of an article inSexology 16(1949): 274–280.)

  • Cauldwell, D. O. (1951).Sex Transmutation—Can One's Sex Be Changed? Haldeman-Julius, Girard, Ks.

  • Green, R. (1969). Mythological, historical, and cross cultural aspects of transsexualism. In Green, R., and Money, J. (eds.),Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment. Johns Hopkins University press, Baltimore, pp. 13–22.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hirschfeld, M. (1923). Die intersexulle konstitution.Jahrbuch für sexuelle zwischenstufen, pp. 23–27 (p. 14 “seelischen Transsexualismus”).

  • Howard, W. L. (1897). Psychical hermaphroditism: A few notes on sexual perversion, with two clinical cases of sexual inversion.Alienist Neurol. April: 1–8.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krafft-Ebing, R. von (1984).Psychopathia Sexualis (trans. C. G. Chaddock, 7th German ed.) F. A. Davis, Philadelphia.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marcuse, M. (1916). Ein Fall von geschlectsum Wanlungstreib.Z. Psychother. Med. Psychol. 6: 176.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mühsam, E. (1921). Der einflusz der kastration der sexualneurotiker.Deut. Med. Wochsch. 6: 155–156.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mühsam, E. (1926). Chirurgische eingriffe bei anomalien des Sexuallebens.Therap. Ggw. 28: 451–455.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pauley, I. B. (1965). Male psychosexual inversion: Transsexualism.Arch Gen. Psychiat. 13: 172–181.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Westphal, C. (1869). Die conträre Sexualempfindung.Arch. Psychiat. Nervenkrank. 2: 73–108.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State University of New York College at Buffalo, 14222, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Vern L. Bullough Ph.D.

Authors
  1. Vern L. Bullough Ph.D.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Bullough, V.L. A nineteenth-century transsexual. Arch Sex Behav 16, 81–84 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541843

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541843

Key words

Search

Navigation