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Richard Doctor's Cross-Gender Questionaire

TS, TV, CD? . . . I do not believe there is a definitive test to determine one's gender "position". Here is one of the first examples I came across early in my search for more answers. If you have been fully exploring your gender expression for some time, this test may have some value in helping to identify what you may want to tell others about yourself. I look at this test now, and think that if you can answer a lot of these questions, you probably do not really need this test.

Outside of that, this test is interesting. You will definitely notice that a lot of the questions deal with what you have done so far and not so much about your internal feelings. This test can be found in the book, Gender Dysphoria: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Clinical Management and at the web site of Daphne Decker.

The Cross-Gender Questionnaire
By Richard E. Doctor, Ph.D.; James S. Fleming, Ph.D.
Please respond to each item by Agreeing (yes) or Disagreeing (no).
Please answer all 55 questions

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" crossdressing 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 of other sexy clothing than I need.
   
   
7. I have a driver's license or other valid identification showing my "female" picture and name.
   
   
8. I eat in restaurants in 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.
    
    
11. While in the feminine role, men I do 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, I 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 a 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 entertainment 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. I 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 feel I am expressing my "true self," not putting on an act.
    
    
28. Wearing beautiful lingerie usually gives me some sexual excitement.
    
    
29. When in my feminine role I feel I am being my true self.
    
    
30. I have talked to a physician about obtaining female hormones (whether obtained 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 now do so.)
    
    
33. Some specific articles of clothing usually have an especially powerful effect on my sexual arousal.
    
    
34. I have taken 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 I must put aside my feminine role even for 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 activity.
    
    
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 day dream 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 day dream or think about being a women at least ten times a 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 and 53 which you marked "NO" add your total yes and no items here. 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 yes items. 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 yes items. 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 and 48 which you marked "NO". add your total yes and no items here. Gender Role total=
   
   

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RESULTS

Comparison Results for TG Category:	TV------TS
IDENTITY:	7-------12
FEMINIZATION:	2-------10
AROUSAL:	9--------4
GENDER ROLE:	4---------8





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

Richard Doctor Ph.D. and James Fleming Ph.D. teach psychology at California State University, Northridge.