Is early effeminate behavior in boys early homosexuality?

This report continues the study of early effeminate behavior in boys. A previous article reported on the long term follow-up of 55 boys and the resulting outcome in homosexuality. In this paper an effort is made to explore further the nature of the connection between childhood effeminate behavior an...

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Published in:Comprehensive psychiatry 1988-09, Vol.29 (5), p.509-519
Main Author: Zuger, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Follow-Up Studies
Gender Identity
Homosexuality
Humans
Identification (Psychology)
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosexual Development
Sexual behavior disorders. Psychogenic sexual dysfunctions
Social Adjustment
Transvestism - psychology
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Summary:This report continues the study of early effeminate behavior in boys. A previous article reported on the long term follow-up of 55 boys and the resulting outcome in homosexuality. In this paper an effort is made to explore further the nature of the connection between childhood effeminate behavior and adult homosexuality. Individual signs are discussed with regard to relevant aspects of their development. It is concluded that early effeminate behavior is not merely a forerunner of homosexuality in that it forecasts homosexuality, but that it is in fact the earliest stage of homosexuality itself.
ISSN:0010-440X
1532-8384
DOI:10.1016/0010-440X(88)90067-3