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Autophilia presents a twisted relationship between the desire to embody femininity and the innate biological identity of being male. Sexologist Ray Blanchard delineates two major motivations for male transition: one group comprising homosexual men who face a lack of acceptance in traditional gay communities and another group—autogynophiles—who possess a profound sexual attraction to seeing themselves as women. Jack points out that many of these individuals grapple with both a yearning for femininity and an underlying envy, revealing a complicated interplay of satisfaction and dissatisfaction.