by Barnabas | Jul 18, 2018 | Biological Transgender Issues, Envy, Identity, Transgender |
When I first wrote this article, I shared a blog post from the website “Third Way Trans,” which unfortunately no longer exists. The post was called “Dysphoria = Dissociation.” The author’s story was raw and painful, but very moving. He...
by Barnabas | Jul 15, 2018 | Additional Resources, Biological Transgender Issues, Crossdressing, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Identity, Law and Policy, News Articles, Transgender, Transgender Analogies (Race, Eating Disorders, BIID, Species) |
There are many parallels between those with transgender feelings and those with “transabled” feelings. These are the feelings of people who desire to have a body part amputated to be able to feel themselves and feel at peace. Because of all the transgender...
by Barnabas | Jul 15, 2018 | Biological Transgender Issues, Gender Stereotypes, Homosexuality, Identity, Transgender |
I think that transgendered individuals and transsexuals often make illogical inconsistent contrary claims. At first glance, these two opposing claims I explain below seem to support one another but I believe on closer inspection they are revealed to contradict one...
by Barnabas | Jul 15, 2018 | Biological Transgender Issues, Crossdressing, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Identity, Psychologists, Transgender, Transgender Analogies (Race, Eating Disorders, BIID, Species) |
Those in the crossdressing community love to argue that crossdressing is a harmless hobby. Although other people in the culture find it weird, they just need more time to get used to it and see that it actually can be a fun hobby if not done to excess. Or they say...
by Barnabas | Jul 13, 2018 | Additional Resources, Autogynephilia, Crossdressing, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Identity, Marriage, Origins of the Desires, Psychologists, Transgender |
I highly suggest the article – The Transvestic Career Path – by H. Taylor Buckner. It’s an old article and some people might take offense with some of the terms or way it is written. But I find it an extremely insightful article that fits very well...
by Barnabas | Jul 13, 2018 | Biological Transgender Issues, Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Identity, Intersexual Conditions, Sexual Pleasure, Transgender |
It is difficult to keep up with all the changing labels and terminology for LGBT people today. Some people have already added several letters to the LGBT. And isn’t it Facebook that gives you 50 choices for your sex on your profile? I think all these labels are...
by Barnabas | Jul 13, 2018 | Addiction, Autogynephilia, Crossdressing, Embracing Manhood, Identity, My Personal Journey, Purges of Clothing, Sexual Pleasure, Temptations, Testimonies |
I want to counteract what I see as false advertising on the internet, even if that false advertising is unintentional. Crossdressers on internet forums and blogs make out that giving up crossdressing is a sure-fire way to be miserable and stressed out, a sure-fire way...
by Barnabas | Jul 12, 2018 | Accountability, Addiction, Crossdressing, Identity, My Personal Journey, Sexual Pleasure, Transgender |
Halloween is coming up, a very strange holiday, and a particularly dangerous holiday for us. I want to remind you that even if your wife, or girlfriend, or mother, or friends think dressing you up as a woman is a playful harmless thing, it is not harmless for us. For...
by Barnabas | Jul 12, 2018 | Additional Resources, Bible, Biological Transgender Issues, Identity, Transgender |
I recommend reading the very good article, Sex without bodies, in Christianity Today. A common theme in the LGBT movement is to value someone’s personality or soul and to devalue the physical body. They believe in changing the body to match what is inside,...
by Barnabas | Jul 12, 2018 | Accountability, Bible, Crossdressing, Forgiveness, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Identity, My Personal Journey, Temptations |
In my struggle with crossdressing, many Bible verses have been helpful to me. I’ve studied them, memorized some of them, and often read them after failures. I’ll periodically mention and comment on some of them and how they relate to our fight with sexual sin. For...
by Barnabas | Jul 12, 2018 | Autogynephilia, Bible, Crossdressing, Envy, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Stereotypes, Identity, Origins of the Desires |
I heard about a story a pastor told to his church congregation this year. He said to the congregation: “When I was a boy I told my mother that I wanted to be beautiful. I told her, ‘tell me I’m beautiful.’ She said to me, ‘We only say...
by Barnabas | Jul 12, 2018 | Addiction, Bible, Crossdressing, Dealing with Failures, Forgiveness, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Identity, Prayer, Suffering |
In my struggle with crossdressing, many Bible verses have been helpful to me. I’ve studied them, memorized some of them, and often read them after failures. I’ll periodically mention and comment on some of them and how they relate to our fight with sexual sin. For...
by Barnabas | Jul 11, 2018 | Addiction, Additional Resources, Bible, Crossdressing, Envy, Gender Roles, Gender Stereotypes, Harmful Effects of Crossdressing, Identity, Idolatry, Marriage, Origins of the Desires, Pornography, Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Pleasure, Transgender |
We are often asked why we believe it is harmful to indulge our desires related to autogynephilia or crossdressing. This post gives a summary of many of the reasons we have written about in greater depth elsewhere on this website. It can be a bit overwhelming looking...
by Barnabas | Jul 10, 2018 | Additional Resources, Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Identity, Singleness, Transgender |
This was an interesting blog post I came across – The Hypocrisy of the Gay Community in America….Antoine Dobson/Jason Collins. I don’t claim to agree with everything in the post. However, I resonated with the main point. As the author points out,...
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Additional Resources, Biological Sex Differences, Biological Transgender Issues, Gender Roles, Gender Stereotypes, Identity, Transgender |
I read this article – The Psychopathology of “Sex Reassignment” Surgery: Assessing Its Medical, Psychological, and Ethical Appropriateness. You have to download it as a pdf. It is written by Richard P. Fitzgibbons, M.D., Philip M. Sutton, and Dale O’Leary. This...
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Bible, Embracing Manhood, Gender Roles, Gender Stereotypes, Identity |
During devotions recently I came across these wonderful little verses that I never noticed before – 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 – In the ESV: 13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love. NIV: 13 Be on...
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Additional Resources, Bible, Crossdressing, Forgiveness, Gender Stereotypes, Homosexuality, Identity, Origins of the Desires, Temptations, Transgender |
The Bible doesn’t say a lot about crossdressing and autogynephilia, but it says more about homosexuality. How can understanding homosexuality and the Bible’s view of it help us to understand better how to think about crossdressing? A friend sent me an...
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Biological Sex Differences, Embracing Manhood, Gender Stereotypes, Identity, Marriage, Men's Fashion, My Personal Journey, Practical Tips, Temptations |
I want to share a great idea. If you want to limit your crossdressing, both your actual practice, and your temptations, then grow a beard or a mustache. Here are a few of my thoughts. On the one hand, having a beard or mustache seems like a stereotypically manly thing...
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Identity, Sissy Hypnosis, Temptations, Transgender |
Our culture very much values freedom and freewill. It’s basically the supreme American value. And that is why I am so often completely stunned that people quickly deny their own freedom, in order to rationalize their behavior. It doesn’t make sense to me....
by Barnabas | Jun 12, 2018 | Addiction, Biological Transgender Issues, Crossdressing, Identity, Psychologists, Transgender, Transgender Analogies (Race, Eating Disorders, BIID, Species) |
I read an article in the past, which has since been removed, about people using gender identity disorder in court as a defense for criminal action. This made me think more generally about the idea of people having “disorders.” What are the ramifications...
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