Sexual difference, identification and object choice in individuals with sex differentiation disorders

    September 2012 in “ Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental ”
    Adriano Morad Bley, Egberto Ribeiro Turato, Carlos Roberto Soares Freire de Rivorêdo, Roberto Benedito de Paiva e Silva, Andréa Trevas Maciel‐Guerra, Antonia Paula Marques‐de‐Faria, Gil Guerra‐Júnior, Maria Tereza Matias Baptista
    TLDR Gender identity doesn't determine who people are attracted to or their sexual practices.
    The study investigated the structure of sexual identity and its relationship with sex object choice and sexual difference in individuals with sex differentiation disorders. Through semi-structured interviews with 7 adult patients, including those with 5-alpha-reductase type-2 deficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia, it concluded that sex was experienced as trauma. The findings indicated that gender identification, whether male, female, or other, did not determine the choice of sex object, the genders of partners, or sexual practices.
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