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Martin Lalumière vs. transgender people

Martin Lalumière is a Canadian psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Lalumière was affiliated with the anti-trans Clarke Institute in Toronto (now CAMH). Lalumière has published work with other anti-trans activists, including J. Michael Bailey, Ray Blanchard, James Cantor, Meredith Chivers, Michael Seto, Paul Vasey, and Kenneth Zucker.

Lalumière was an organizer of the anti-trans Puzzles of Sexual Orientation conference with Paul Vasey while teaching at University of Lethbridge.

Background

Martin L. Lalumière was born in Ville-d’Anjou (now part of Montréal) and grew up in St-Alphonse-Rodriguez, near Joliette.

Lalumière attended Université de Montréal, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1989 and a master’s degree in 1990. Lalumière earned a doctorate from Queen’s University in 1995. Lalumière was a research psychologist at the Mental Health Centre in Penetanguishene (now Waypoint) from 1996 to 1997 and at the Clarke Institute in Toronto (now CAMH) from 1997 to 2004. Both had secure treatment facilities for sex offenders and were known for producing anti-transgender research and policy guidelines. Lalumière taught at the University of Lethbridge from 2004 to 2012, then joined the University of Ottawa in 2013.

Lalumière teaches courses in forensic psychology, “abnormal psychology,” evolutionary psychology, and clinical research. Lalumière’s research focuses on sex differences in sexual arousal patterns, “hypersexuality,” and the origins of atypical sexual preferences.

Lalumière joined the International Academy of Sex Research and served on the editorial board for their anti-trans journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.

References

Kenney, Trevor (October 22, 2012). 5 Questions with Dr. Martin Lalumière. UNews – University of Lethbridge https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/5-questions-dr-martin-lalumiere

Jordan-Young RM (2010). Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences. Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0674057302

Selected writing by Lalumière

Lalumière, M. L., Harris, G. T., & Rice, M. E. (2001). Psychopathy and developmental instability. Evolution and Human Behavior, 22, 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00064-7

Lalumière, M. L., Blanchard, R., & Zucker, K. J. (2000). Sexual orientation and handedness in men and women: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 575-592. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.126.4.575

Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., & Blanchard, R. (2000). The discriminative validity of a phallometric test for pedophilic interests among adolescent offenders against children. Psychological Assessment, 12, 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.12.3.319

Lalumière, M. L., & Quinsey, V. L. (1999). A Darwinian interpretation of individual differences in male propensity for sexual aggression. Jurimetrics, 39, 201-216. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29762599

Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., & Kuban, M. (1999). The sexual preferences of incest offenders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 267-272. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.108.2.267

Lalumière, M.L., Harris, G.T., Quinsey, V.L., & Rice, M.E. (1998) Sexual deviance and number of older brothers among sexual offenders. Sexual Abuse, 10, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/107906329801000

Lalumière, M.L., & Quinsey, V.L. (1994). The discriminability of rapists from non-sex offenders using phallometric measures: A meta-anaylsis. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 21, 150-175. https://doi.org/10.1177/009385489402100101

Lalumière, M.L., Chalmers, L., Quinsey, V.L., & Seto, M.C. (1996) A test of the mate deprivation hypothesis of sexual coercion. Ethology and Sociobiology, 17, 299-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0162-3095(96)00076-3

Books

Barlow DH, Durand VM, Lalumière ML, et al. (2019). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. Nelson Education, ISBN 978-0176873219

Quinsey VL, Harris GT, Rice ME, Lalumière ML (2006). Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children (Second Edition). Sage Publications, ISBN 978-0761920397

Lalumière ML, Harris GT, Quinsey VL, Rice ME (2005). The Causes of Rape: Understanding Individual Differences in Male Propensity for Sexual Aggression. American Psychological Association, ISBN 978-1591471868

Quinsey VL, Lalumière ML (1996). Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children. Sage Publications, ISBN 978-0761901105

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

University of Ottawa (uottawa.ca)

Canadian Sex Research Forum (canadiansexresearchforum.com)

  • People
  • canadiansexresearchforum.com/people3 [archive]

CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh.ca)

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