Family cooccurrence of "gender dysphoria": ten sibling or parent-child pairs

Arch Sex Behav. 2000 Oct;29(5):499-507. doi: 10.1023/a:1001947920872.

Abstract

Ten (10) sets of siblings or parent-child pairs concordant for gender identity disorder (transsexualism) or gender identity disorder and transvestitism are reported. For concordant gender identity disorder, there is one set of male monozygotic twins; three sets of non-twin brothers; one brother-and-sister pair; one set of sisters; and one father and son. With gender identity disorder and transvestism, there is one transsexual father with a gender dysphoric; transvestic son; one transvestic father with a gender dysphoric, transvestic son; and one transvestic father with a transsexual daughter. The emerging technology of genetic markers makes collation of such families a potentially valuable resource for unraveling the origins of atypical gender identity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mood Disorders / complications
  • Mood Disorders / genetics*
  • Mood Disorders / psychology
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Sibling Relations*
  • Transvestism / complications
  • Transvestism / genetics*
  • Transvestism / psychology