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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 124, No. 12

Articles | June 01, 1968

Can a Biological Force Contribute to Gender Identity?

HOWARD J. BAKER; ROBERT J. STOLLER

Am J Psychiatry 1968;124:1653-1658.

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Gender Identity Research Clinic, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, department of psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.

Gender Identity Research Clinic, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024

1967-68, American Psychiatric Association

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The authors describe six persons who were raised as members of their assigned sex but who felt that they belonged to the opposite sex. At puberty all developed some sort of cross-sex change, in effect confirming their earliest gender wishes. A possible explanation is that a biological force—a hidden hormonal or CNS aberration—exerted an effect upon gender identity development.

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