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‘Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy’ vs. transgender people

by Andrea James Reviewed September 7, 2026 10 min read

The Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy is a peer-reviewed publication that is an academic hub for anti-transgender activists.

Background

The Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy was launched in fall 1974 by founding editors Clifford J. Sager and Helen Singer Kaplan. The journal was originally published by Brunner/Mazel, a New York house specializing in psychotherapy and family-therapy titles, before passing to Taylor & Francis/Routledge.

Under founding editors Sager and Kaplan, Raul Schiavi served as editor-in-chief. In 1998, that role passed to Robert Taylor Segraves.

People

Consulting editors include Michael Biggs, Lori Brotto, Meredith Chivers, Alison Clayton, Stephen B. Levine, Thomas Wise, and Ken Zucker.

Contributors include “J. Cohn”, “Mungeri Lal,”, Zhenya Abbruzzese, Lisa Anilo, Ray Blanchard, Anthony Bogaert, Susan Bradley, James Cantor, Robert Dickey, Pablo Expósito-Campos, Peter Jenkins, Niklas Långstrom, Jerry Lawler, Stephen B. Levine, David J. Ley, Julia W. Mason, Kathleen McDeavitt, Jon K. Meyer. John Money, Chan Moruzi, Dwight Panozzo, Maxine Petersen, Lauren Schwartz, Devita Singh, Doug VanderLaan, Thomas Wise, and Kenneth Zucker.

Founding editors

  • Clifford J. Sager, MD
  • Helen Singer Kaplan, MD, PhD

Editors-in-chief

  • Raul Schiavi, MD
  • R. Taylor Segraves, MD, PhD (appointed 1998)

Associate editors

  • Richard Balon, MD – Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Julia Velten, PhD – Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Book review editor

  • Kathryn Hall – Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Consulting editors

  • Carmita Abdo, PhD – University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, San Paulo, Brazil
  • Marcalee Spiski Alexander, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
  • Stanley E. Althof, PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  • Richard Balon, MD – Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Samantha Banbury, PhD – London Metropolitan University, London, UK
  • Charlene P Belu, PhD – University New Brunswick, Frederichton, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Michael Biggs, PhD – University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • Noémie Bigras, PhD – Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
  • Andrea Blanc,PhD – University Huela, Huela, Spain
  • Peer Briken, MD, FECSM – Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry , Hamburg, Germany
  • Gregory Broderick, MD – Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
  • Lori Brotto, PhD – University of British Columbia,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Anna Carlotta-Zarski, PhD – University of Nurnberg/Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
  • Meredith Chivers, PhD – Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Alison Clayton, MBBS – University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  • Anita Clayton, MD – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
  • Serena Corsini-Munt, PhD CPsych – University of Ottawa, Ontario,Canada
  • Kristian Daneback, PhD – Gothenburg University, Sweden
  • Susan Davis, MD – Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
  • David C. de Jong, Phd – Western Carolina University, NC, USA
  • Bridget Freihart, PhD – Freihart Psychological Wellness
  • Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, PhD – University of Haifa, Israel
  • Aki Gormezano, PhD – University Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Critsig Columbia
  • Cynthia Graham, PhD – The Kinsey Institute and Department of Gender Sudies, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
  • Elizabeth A. Grill, PsyD – Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, USA
  • Patrick Jern, PhD – Abo Akademi University, Abo, Finland
  • Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD – University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
  • Joseph Lau, PhD – Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Nathan D. Leonhardt, PhD – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
  • Stephen B. Levine, MD – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Kristen P. Mark, PhD, MPH – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  • Chris G. McMahon, MD – Australian Centre for Sexual Health, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
  • Cindy Meston, PhD – University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
  • Angel Luis Montejo, MD, PhD – University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
  • Caoyuan Niu, PhD  – Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University
  • Patrícia M. Pascoal, PhD – Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Michael A. Perelman, PhD – Cornell Medical School, New York, New York, USA
  • Nancy Phillips, MD – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
  • Caroline F. Pukall, PhD – Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Uzma Rehman, PhD – University of Waterloo, Waterllo, Canada
  • Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD – Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
  • Renate Rosenthal, PhD – University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Pablo Santos-Iglesias, PhD – Cape Breton University Cape Breton Island, Canada
  • Kathleen Segraves, PhD – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Peggy B. Smith, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Richard A. Sprott, PhD – California State University, East Bay Hayward, California, USA
  • Donald S. Strassberg, PhD – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Mehmet Sungur, MD – Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Daniel Ventus, PhD – Abo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland
  • Thomas Wise, MD – Georgetown Medical School, Washington, DC, USA
  • Terri L. Woodard, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Jia Yu, PhD – Peking university, Beijing, China
  • Zvi Zemishlany, MD – Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Lijun Zheng, PhD – Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • Ken Zucker, PhD – University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Selected publications

“Lal, M.,” & Levine, S. B. (2026). Exploring the Psychological Mechanisms of Gender Transition and Detransition. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2026.2685303

Spiliadis, A. (2026). Clinical Models in Transition: Evolving Paradigms in Youth Gender Care. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2026.2651856

Schwartz, L., & “Lal, M.” (2025). Order of Magnitude: On the Critical Distinction Between Self-Reported Identity and Clinical Prevalence in Adolescent Gender Dysphoria: A Methodological Commentary. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 51(8), 998–1003. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2025.2566764

Anllo, L. (2025). Challenges of Sexual Life after Detransition: Trauma, Disenfranchised Grief, and Unmet Needs. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 51(6), 639–651. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2025.2531167

McDeavitt, K., “Cohn, J.,” & Levine, S. B. (2025). Critiques of the Cass Review: Fact-Checking the Peer-Reviewed and Grey Literature. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 51(2), 175–199. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2025.2455133

Levine, S. B. (2024). What is the Purpose of the Initial Psychiatric Evaluation of Minors with Gender Dysphoria. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(6), 773–786. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2362774

Jenkins, P., & Panozzo, D. (2024). “Ethical Care in Secret”: Qualitative Data from an International Survey of Exploratory Therapists Working with Gender-Questioning Clients. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(5), 557–582. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2329761

Kulatunga Moruzi, C., & Lawler, J. (2024). Frailties of Memory: Implications for Therapists Treating Gender Dysphoric Youth. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 51(1), 110–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2406854

Abbruzzese, E., Levine, S. B., & Mason, J. W. (2023). The Myth of “Reliable Research” in Pediatric Gender Medicine: A critical evaluation of the Dutch Studies—and research that has followed. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(6), 673–699. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2022.2150346

Jorgensen, S. C. J. (2023). Iatrogenic Harm in Gender Medicine. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(8), 939–944. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2023.2224320

Biggs, M. (2022). The Dutch Protocol for Juvenile Transsexuals: Origins and Evidence. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(4), 348–368. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2022.2121238

Levine, S. B., Abbruzzese, E., & Mason, J. W. (2022). Reconsidering Informed Consent for Trans-Identified Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 48(7), 706–727. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2022.2046221

“Cohn, J.” (2022). Some Limitations of “Challenges in the Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: An Endocrinologist’s View.” Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(6), 599–615. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2022.2160396

Expósito-Campos, P. (2021). A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2020.1869126

Rosenthal SM (2021). Challenges in the care of transgender and gender-diverse youth: an endocrinologist’s view. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 17(10), 581–591. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-021-00535-9

Cantor, J. M. (2019). Transgender and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents: Fact-Checking of AAP Policy. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46(4), 307–313. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2019.1698481

Levine, S. B. (2018). Informed Consent for Transgendered Patients. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45(3), 218–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2018.1518885

Levine, S. B. (2017). Ethical Concerns About Emerging Treatment Paradigms for Gender Dysphoria. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 44(1), 29–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2017.1309482

Bechard, M., VanderLaan, D. P., Wood, H., Wasserman, L., & Zucker, K. J. (2016). Psychosocial and Psychological Vulnerability in Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria: A “Proof of Principle” Study. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(7), 678–688. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2016.1232325

Ley, D. J. (2013). A Review of “Treating Transgender Children and Adolescents: An Interdisciplinary Discussion.” Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 40(1), 69–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2013.854548

Wood, H., Sasaki, S., Bradley, S. J., Singh, D., Fantus, S., Owen-Anderson, A., Di Giacomo, A., Bain, J., Zucker, K. J. (2013). Patterns of Referral to a Gender Identity Service for Children and Adolescents (1976–2011): Age, Sex Ratio, and Sexual Orientation. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 39(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2012.675022

Carroll, Richard. A. (2013). A Review of “Men Trapped in Men’s Bodies: Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism.” Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 40(1), 73–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2013.854561

Zucker, K. J., Bradley, S. J., Owen-Anderson, A., Kibblewhite, S. J., Wood, H., Singh, D., & Choi, K. (2012). Demographics, Behavior Problems, and Psychosexual Characteristics of Adolescents with Gender Identity Disorder or Transvestic Fetishism. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 38(2), 151–189. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2011.611219

Singh, D., Bradley, S. J., Zucker, K. J. (2011). Commentary on “An Affirmative Intervention for Families with Gender Variant Children: Parental Ratings of Child Mental Health and Gender” by Hill, Menvielle, Sica, and Johnson (2010). Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 37(2), 151–157. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2011.547362

Zucker, K. J., Bradley, S. J., Owen-Anderson, A., Kibblewhite, S. J., & Cantor, J. M. (2008). Is Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents Coming out of the Closet? Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 34(4), 287–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230802096192

Levine, S. B., & Solomon, A. (2008). Meanings and Political Implications of “Psychopathology” in a Gender Identity Clinic: A Report of 10 Cases. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 35(1), 40–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230802525646

Bogaert, A. F. (2005). Gender Role/Identity and Sibling Sex Ratio in Homosexual Men. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31(3), 217–227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230590513438

Långstrom, N., & Zucker, K. J. (2005). Transvestic Fetishism in the General Population. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31(2), 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230590477934

Poasa, K. H., Blanchard, R., & Zucker, K. J. (2004). Birth Order in Transgendered Males from Polynesia: A Quantitative Study of SamoanFa’afāfine. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 30(1), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230490247110

Money, J. (1994). The Concept of gender identity disorder in childhood and adolescence after 39 years. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 20(3), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239408403428

Blanchard, R. (1993). Partial versus complete autogynephilia and gender dysphoria. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 19(4), 301–307. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239308404373

Blanchard, R. (1993). The she-male phenomenon and the concept of partial autogynephilia. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 19(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239308404889

Levine, S. B. (1993). Gender-disturbed males. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 19(2), 131–141. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239308404896

Blanchard, R. (1991). Clinical observations and systematic studies of autogynephilia. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 17(4), 235–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239108404348

Stermac L, Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Dickey R (1991). Group therapy for gender-dysphoric heterosexual men, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 17:4, 252-258. https://doi.org/0.1080/00926239108404349

Money, J., & Norman, B. F. (1987). Gender identity and gender transposition: Longitudinal outcome study of 24 male hermaphrodites assigned as boys. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 13(2), 75–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238708403881

Blanchard, R., Legault, S., & Lindsay, W. R. N. (1987). Vaginoplasty outcome in male-to-female transsexuals. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 13(4), 265–275. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238708403899

Money, J., Devore, H., & Norman, B. F. (1986). Gender identity and gender transposition: Longitudinal outcome study of 32 male hermaphrodites Assigned as Girls. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 12(3), 165–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238608415404

Levine, S. B., & Lothstein, L. (1981). Transsexualism or the Gender Dysphoria Syndromes. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 7(2), 85–113. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238108406096

Wise, T. N., & Meyer, J. K. (1980). Transvestism: Previous Findings and New Areas for Inquiry. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 6(2), 116–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238008404961

Levine, S. B. (1980). Psychiatric Diagnosis Of Patients Requesting Sex Reassignment Surgery. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 6(3), 164–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/00926238008406081

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Taylor & Francis (tandfonline.com)

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