This topic has surfaced here and there on the forum before.
"Autogynephiliac" defines crossdressers better than MtFs. Transsexuals tend to be offended when this philia is associated with them because it identifies a state of "liking" something rather than "being something". I believe that many TS have actually gone through some phase of Autogynephilia at some point, but it's also true that one important fact that is told to TS people in the first place is that they are unlikely to turn into their ideal femal form, so Autogynephilia will probably be overcome before a healthy transition.
I know of at leas one TS that attributes her transition to Autogynephilia. ( http://alsoashley.tumblr.com ) . She says that she gets a kick from hearing people saying how feminine she is becoming and how hot she looks as she transition to female.
I honestly hope for her that she has more than a fetish as a motivation, but that's what she says.
I, as a crossdresser, am less into my female form than I am into fantasizing about behaving like a female. I understand why some women, and even TS, may find my "mild" Autogynephilia offensive, as it's based on stereotypes about women's beauty and behaviour, but because it's a fetish that I practice in private environments I tend not to give too much importance to other's views on what I do.
Curiously enough, I believe that my Autogynephilia has nothing to do with my NBE. Knowing that I would never pass, the idea of having some kind of breasts has little to do with how I present myself and a lot more to do with the feelings I am getting from an enhanced body part that I can have while still being male. For example, even if I could probably build up some cleavage now to show at a fetish club, I will probably not do it and, instead, I tend to incorporate my enhanced breast sensitivity in my "regular" lovemaking with my wife where I behave as a dominant male.
"Autogynephiliac" defines crossdressers better than MtFs. Transsexuals tend to be offended when this philia is associated with them because it identifies a state of "liking" something rather than "being something". I believe that many TS have actually gone through some phase of Autogynephilia at some point, but it's also true that one important fact that is told to TS people in the first place is that they are unlikely to turn into their ideal femal form, so Autogynephilia will probably be overcome before a healthy transition.
I know of at leas one TS that attributes her transition to Autogynephilia. ( http://alsoashley.tumblr.com ) . She says that she gets a kick from hearing people saying how feminine she is becoming and how hot she looks as she transition to female.
I honestly hope for her that she has more than a fetish as a motivation, but that's what she says.
I, as a crossdresser, am less into my female form than I am into fantasizing about behaving like a female. I understand why some women, and even TS, may find my "mild" Autogynephilia offensive, as it's based on stereotypes about women's beauty and behaviour, but because it's a fetish that I practice in private environments I tend not to give too much importance to other's views on what I do.
Curiously enough, I believe that my Autogynephilia has nothing to do with my NBE. Knowing that I would never pass, the idea of having some kind of breasts has little to do with how I present myself and a lot more to do with the feelings I am getting from an enhanced body part that I can have while still being male. For example, even if I could probably build up some cleavage now to show at a fetish club, I will probably not do it and, instead, I tend to incorporate my enhanced breast sensitivity in my "regular" lovemaking with my wife where I behave as a dominant male.