A Cross-Gender Questionnaire

Richard E. Doctor &'. James S. Fleming

 

Please respond to each item by agreeing (yes) or disagreeing (no). Please respond to all .55 items.

 

1.  When I wear women's clothing I do not consider it "crossdressing" because my true gender is feminine (or mostly feminine).

2.  I have an alternative "fantasy" cross-dressing wardrobe, which is too sexy to wear in    public.

3.  I have adopted a feminine name, which is now my legal name.

4.  If I am wearing a sexy dress, I sometimes feel more attracted to men.

5.  I believe I am a "woman in a man's body."

6.  Sometimes I have acquired more sets of fancy underwear or other sexy clothing than 1 need.                     ·

7.  I have a driver's license or other valid identification showing my "female" picture and name.

8.  I eat in restaurants m my feminine role several times a year.

9.  In my feminine role, I usually feel like I am a woman.

10.  Sometimes I get a sexual thrill when I see my feminine image in a mirror

1l.    While in the feminine role men I did not know have bought me refreshments or drinks.

12.   I have lived entirely (or almost entirely) as a woman for more than six consecutive months.

13.   I prefer to think of my feminine name as my real name.

14.   While in the feminine role, 1 have been escorted to a restaurant by a man as his date.

15.   When I feel tense, wearing something feminine will usually make me feel a little more calm.

16.   I have lived entirely (or almost entirely) as a woman for one year or longer.

17.   I can experience feelings of being female at any time, no matter how I am dressed.

18.   Buying and using beautiful makeup will often make me feel sexually excited.

19.   I have received ten or more hours of electrolysis.

20.   I have received fifty or more hours of electrolysis.

21.   While in the feminine role, I have been escorted to some kind of event by a man on a date.

22.   Even when not in the feminine role I reveal some feminine mannerisms (or I used to).

23.Putting on lipstick or perfume often makes me feel erotic or sexy.

24. l can enjoy being a woman, but at other times I enjoy functioning like a man.

25.   I often prefer hosiery and high heels to the more ordinary style many women wear.

26.   Being in the feminine role is almost always a sexually arousing expe­rience for me.

27.   While in the feminine role, I have danced with a man.

28.   Wearing beautiful lingerie usually gives me some sexual excitement.

29.   When in my feminine role I feel I am expressing my "true self," not putting on an act.

30.   I have talked to a physician about obtaining female hormones (whether obtained them or not).

31.   While in the feminine role, I have been passionately kissed on the lips by a man.

32.   If it were possible, I'd choose to live my life as a woman (or I do so now)

33.   Some specific articles of clothing usually have an especially powerful effect on my sexual arousal.

34.   I have taking female hormones regularly for three months or longer.

35.   While in the feminine role, I have had a physical encounter with a man that went beyond kissing.

36.   When 1 must put aside my feminine role for even a short time, it is very hard for me to do so.

37.   Wearing beautiful clothes and makeup often brings me greater sexu­al pleasure than other sexual activities.

38.   Often I become sexually excited just thinking about being a woman.

39.   I have taken female hormones regularly for six months or longer.

40.   As a man, I am exclusively attracted to women.

41.   I almost always wear one or more items of feminine apparel under my male clothes.

42.   I often become sexually excited when I shop for women's clothing, shoes, or makeup.

43.   I have taken female hormones regularly for a year or longer.

44.   As a man, I am attracted to both women and men (not necessarily equally).

45.   I daydream or think about being a woman at least once a day.

46.   I often become sexually excited when I read about men who become women.

47.   I have discussed with a physician possible (or actual) cosmetic surgery to improve my feminine appearance.

48.   In the feminine role, I am exclusively attracted to women.

49.   I daydream or think about being a woman at least ten times each day.

50.   Being in the feminine role is a super-pleasure for me.

51.   I have received a small amount (or more) of cosmetic surgery to improve my feminine appearance.

52.   When in the feminine role, I am attracted to both men and women (not necessarily equally).

53.   After several hours (or days) in the feminine role I'm usually ready to change back into men's clothes.

54.   Being in the feminine role often produces strong feelings of exhilara­tion.

55.   On one (or more) occasions, while in the feminine role I have had a sexual encounter with a man.

 

Scoring

 

1.Here are the "yes" and the "no" items for the Cross-Gender Identity Scale. Count the total number of the following items (1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 22, 29, 32, 36, 41, 45, 49) you marked as "yes". Then total the items 24 or 53 you marked as "no." Add your total "yes" items and "no" items for this scale IDENTITY TOTAL:

 

2. Here are the "yes" and the "no" items for the Feminization Scale. Count the total number of the following items (3, 7, 8, 12, 16, 19,20, 30, 34, 39, 43, 47, 51) you marked as "yes." This scale does not use any "no" items.

Add your total items for this scale. FEMINIZATION TOTAL =

 

3.Here are the "yes" and the "no" items for the Sexual Arousal Scale. Count the total number of the following items (2,6, 10, 15, 18, 23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 37, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54) you marked as "yes," This scale does not use any "no" items.

Add your total items for this scale.

AROUSAL TOTAL =

 

4.Here are the "yes" and the "no" items for the Cross-Gender Role Scale. Count the total number of the following items (4, 11, 14, 21, 27, 31, 35, 44, 52, 55) you marked as "yes." Then total the items 40 or 48 which you marked as "no."

Add your total "yes" and "no" items for this scale.

GENDER ROLE TOTAL =

 

 

Results

   Comparison Results for                 Transvestites               Transsexuals
   Identity                                                              7                               12
   Feminization                                                      2                               10
   Arousal                                                              9                                 4
   Gender Rote                                                      4                                 8

 

Compare your totals to these average totals to get an indication of where you fall on the continuum.