Quote Originally Posted by battybattybats View Post
Autogynephilia is a controvertial notion, an 'explanation' for CDing that some embrace but many others consider offensive harmful and unscientific.

Here's the wiki on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogynephilia

And this is a two-part article critical of it and it's inclusion in the official psychiatric diagnostic manual:
Part 1
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/auto...derogatory.php

Part 2
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/auto...rogatory_1.php

I'm curious what the opinions of people here on this are.
There's a lot of information there! I will not pretend to have had the time to digest it all but an initial reaction, if the article is stating there is perhaps a high degree of narcissism amongst crossdressers, would be really! tell me something I don't know!
I do not however think there is anything abnormal or 'wrong' about this. I certainly do not think it is exclusive to crossdressers. I know plenty of GGs and males who like the sight of themselves in a mirror. Additionally is there not also a psychological theory that males and females often choose partners who have varying degrees of physical resemblance to themselves..