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Comment author: Craig_Heldreth 20 October 2011 04:57:02PM *  7 points [-]

The most interesting info on this topic I have seen is a trans guy's biography:

Becoming a Visible Man.

They interviewed the author on NPR and it was compelling audio (could not find it with a basic search). The thing which stuck out was his report that after he started taking the testosterone his personality and behavior and world view all changed very radically. He would be walking down crowded city sidewalks and intentionally bump into guys and behave in other defiant and challenging manners which were unimaginable to him before he started the therapy when still a bio woman.

Comment author: gwern 20 October 2011 07:17:47PM *  1 point [-]

From the Reddit discussion:

It reminds me of that article written by a female-to-male transsexual about the effects of introducing testosterone to his body. He specifically mentioned that most activities (especially sex) had become obscenely more focused on the goal or end-result, and how the rest of the journey didn't matter so much. I can probably find it again if anyone's interested. http://www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/comments/lipbp/testosterone_and_social_functioning/c2t254p

linking to http://tranifesto.com/2010/06/30/testosterone-and-sex-drive-my-second-adolescence/ - interesting indeed.

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