Michael McClure is an American web developer and “autogynephilia” activist.
Background
Michael John “Mike” McClure was born in 1987, grew up in California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a music degree in 2007. McClure then held a variety of software development roles and did guest and substitute teaching in the San Francisco Bay area. McClure worked at General Assembly, Apple, Fitbit, and Foxconn, as well as contract work at several firms.
McClure is part of the “rationalist” movement associated with sites like Slate Star Codex.
The Man Who Would Be Queen
In 2004, McClure was a single-purpose shill reviewer of J. Michael Bailey’s transphobic book The Man Who Would Be Queen on Amazon.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating study of homosexuality and transsexuality
February 26, 2004
This book has caused quite a stir as the reviews below suggest. The subject matter is controversial, and the author’s approach–first-hand accounts and summaries of the literature–will not appeal to everyone. Despite a reliance on secondary sources, Bailey breaks new ground in this unusually lucid review of the causes of male homosexuality and transsexuality. Most arresting is his claim that there are two types of transsexuality, one related to homosexuality, the other totally different and caused by male identification with the female form. He concludes that both types of transsexuals are rooted in biology.
McClure (2004)
The book should be of interest to therapists who treat transsexuals, as well as preoperative and postoperative transsexuals seeking more information. There is also a helpful “how-to” section on the transition process from male to “female,” including surgery, hormones, etc.
References
McClure, Michael (February 26, 2004). Captivating study of homosexuality and transsexuality. Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3M1GAQHN0ZPJ5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004WKRP84
Resources
Michael McClure (michaeljohnmcclure.com) [archive]
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)
YouTube (youtube.com)
GitHub (github.com)
Note: this site erroneously attributed writing published under the pseudonym “Mark Taylor Saotome-Westlake” to McClure. Transgender Map apologizes for the error.