From: w.p.coyne@newcastle.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.transgendered
Subject: Transhomosexuality
Date: 12 Jan 93 13:03:22 GMT
Reply-To: w.p.coyne@newcastle.ac.uk
Organization: Chemical & Process Engineering Dept, University of Newcastle, UK.

I mentioned transhomosexuality on the net when replying to someones
else's message.  But I noticed since then someone has used the 
term incorrectly so I had better give a better definition of it.

  While I'm about it I'll mention two other newish terms :-
transhomosexuality,
transvestaholics, and homeovestites.  The first 2 terms come from
the same source.  The third (someone who get sexually aroused
by particular clothes worn by their own sex) was in some book
I came across, but can't remeber the title.

   First I'll give the source then the definition.

   The first 2 terms comes from :-
 
  the book "Accounting for transsexualism and transhomosexuality"
by Dr Brian Tully a psychologist, he describes some of 200 cases
he dealt with during 8 years of work at Charing Cross Hospital in 
the Gender Identity Clinic.  Maybe you could try phoning them.  Your
university library should have the yellow pages for London.  They
might be able to put you in contact with your local NHS Gender 
Identity Clinic (if there is one).

  It is an interesting book and as the jacket says "It is hoped 
this book will be of use to anyone who needs to cope with this unusal
form of human despair, whether they encounter it within themselves
or someone close to them, or in a professional capacity"

   The book has many mentions of TS's and transhomosexuals, with
extracts of the statements made by patients and some brief 
anonymous biographies.
   It's got information about the rate of violent crime committed
by transsexuals and these might not be liked by some contributors
to alt.transgendered
 
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he says :-

The term 'transhomosexuality' was coined in a 1984 by Dorethy
Clare in a paper she wrote  It is the discovery that sexual
orientation is not always defined by the choice of sex of 
sexual partner, but also the type of relationship.  

   It involves members of one sex being sexually attracted
to homosexual members of the other sex.  They both admire
and or idealise homosexual relationships of the opposite
sex and they get sexually aroused by these relationships.  
They may also wish to be one of the homosexuals in such
a relationship. 

   If such persons wish to change their sex they can have
homosexual transsexuals.  If they do not wish to change 
their sex (many don't) there are obvious problems but
ingenuity, determination and the existence of tolerant 
or marginal homosexuals can make almost anything possible.

   Some transhomosexuals were homosexuals who came to see
in the homosexual relationships of the opposite sex 
something they admired or desired etc.

   [ my commment - so as well as homo-, hetero-, bi-, a- sexuals
                   you can add transhomosexuals.
   ]
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He also discusses "transvestaholicism"
As the name suggests this is when transvestites reach a point
that they find cross-dressing begins to assume a greater and 
greater role in their lives, and the increased frequency of 
cross dressing  takes on an addictive dimension.
   Like other addictions sufferers have withdrawl symptoms or 
'craving' if opportunity to cross-dress is not available.
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