The "Sissy Boy Syndrome" and the Development of Homosexuality

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The "Sissy Boy Syndrome" and the Development of Homosexuality was a 1987 book by sexologist Richard Green. Following a 15-year study on the development of homosexuality, Green argued that the most effeminate boys who experience gender dysphoria in childhood (then termed "gender identity disorder in childhood" or, colloquially, "the sissy boy syndrome") identify as gay or bisexual in later life.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The book has been criticised by queer theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and John Paul De Cecco, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Homosexuality, as offensive and stereotyping, and perpetuating fears of effeminacy in boys.[7][8]

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  1. ^ Green, Richard (1987). The "Sissy Boy Syndrome" and the Development of Homosexuality. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
  2. ^ Brody, Jane E. (26 December 1986). "Study Examines 'Sissy Boy Syndrome'". The Charlotte Observer. New York Times News Service. p. 32.
  3. ^ Keen, Lisa Melinda; Goldberg, Suzanne Beth (23 May 2000). Strangers to the Law: Gay People on Trial. University of Michigan Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-472-08645-0.
  4. ^ MacKenzie, Gordene Olga (1994). Transgender Nation. Popular Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-87972-596-9.
  5. ^ Honkasalo, Julian (1 October 2016). "When boys will not be boys: American eugenics and the formation of gender nonconformity as psychopathology". NORMA. 11 (4): 270–286. doi:10.1080/18902138.2016.1260261. ISSN 1890-2138.
  6. ^ Brody, Jane E. (16 December 1986). "BOYHOOD EFFEMINANCY AND LATER HOMOSEXUALITY". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Kushner, Tony (1993). "How to Bring Your Kids Up Gay: The War on Effeminate Boys". Tendencies. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press: 154–164.
  8. ^ De Cecco, John Paul (5 April 1987). "Perpetuating the Myths of Homosexuality". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 207.

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