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Ronald J. Comer vs. transgender people

Ronald J. “Ron” Comer (born April 26, 1947) is an American psychologist who wrote the textbooks Abnormal Psychology and Fundamentals in Abnormal Psychology which promote pathologizing ideas about transgender people proposed by Ray Blanchard.

Background

Comer earned a degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Clark University in 1975. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1975 as an assistant professor and then transitioned to a lecturer with continuing appointment. He was appointed Emeritus Professor in February 2016.

Page from Ronald J. Comer's textbook promoting anti-transgender theories
Ronald Comer promoting "autogynephilia"

References

Comer RJ (2012). Abnormal Psychology. Macmillan, ISBN 9781429282543

Resources

Princeton University Dean of the Faculty (dof.princeton.edu)