Zhana Vrangalova vs. transgender people

Zhana Vrangalova is an anti-trans psychologist and “autogynephilia” activist.

Background

Snezana Zhana Vrangalova was born in November 1981 in Skopje, Macedonia. Vrangalova earned a bachelor’s degree from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. She earned a doctorate from Cornell University in 2014. She worked with Ritch Savin-Williams, Anthony Ong, and David Pizarro.

She was appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at New York University in 2014. She authored the 2016 book The Casual Sex Project and often writes about hookup culture.

“Autogynephilia” activism

On April 13, 2015, Vrangalova made a comment about about the video game Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme, summoning “autogynephilia” creator Ray Blanchard.

When video games & psych research clash w/ views of ‘politically correct’ http://ow.ly/LxZK4#GenderBender#autogynephilia @BlanchardPhD

On June 13, 2015 Vrangalova made a comment about Caitlyn Jenner that revealed her anti-trans views:

In all the #CaitlynJenner media madness, 1 thing went unsaid: That there are 2 types of trans women. #autogynephilia http://ow.ly/OcLji

The link went to religion site Patheos and an article by conversion therapist Warren Throckmorton discussing “autogynephilia” with unethical sexologist J. Michael Bailey.

When people pointed out the problem with her beliefs, she said:

I’m aware of the controversy, but there’s a lot of research to support #autogynephilia, pc or not pc.

When people pointed out that once-skeptical Bailey magically discovered bisexuality exists after getting paid by the American Institute of Bisexuality.

they didn’t “recant”, the conducted a study using more rigorous definition of “bisexual”.

It’s good science accepted by scientists.Those rejecting it r nonscientist activists who wrongly think it’s transphobic

In all the #CaitlynJenner media madness, 1 thing went unsaid: That there are 2 types of trans women. #autogynephilia http://t.co/3lxrd5EkdC
— Dr. Zhana Vrangalova, PhD (@DrZhana) June 13, 2015

Podcast

Vrangalova co-hosted the The Science of Sex podcast with Joe Pardavila from 2017 to 2019. Guests included a number of anti-trans sexologists associated with J. Michael Bailey, including James Cantor and Gerulf Rieger.

1 Brian Dodge
2 Michal Kosinski
3 Lisa Dawn Hamilton
4 James Pfaus
5 Brooke Wells
6 Ryan Scoats
7 Lara Greaves
8 Nan Wise
9 Samuel L. Perry
10 Kirstin Mitchell
11 Sofia Jawed-Wessel
12 Neil Malamuth
13 Naomi Muggleton
Special from Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (2 parts)
- Dayna Henry
- Megan Maas
- Ron Rogge
- Margaret Bennett
- Lauryn Vander Molen
14 Justin Garcia
15 Kayla Knopp
16 David Frederick
17 Justin Lehmiller
18 [no guest]
19 Kathryn Klement
20 Qazi Rahman
21 Benjamin Breyer
22 Cynthia Graham
23 Ritch Savin-Williams
24 Richard Wassersug
25 J. Michael Bailey
26 James Cantor
27 Jim Pfaus
28 [no guest]
29 Christian Joyal
30 Dylan Selterman
31 Lori Brotto
32 Emily Rothman
33 Dulcinea Pitagora
34 Kirstin Mark
35 Christian Grov
36 Patrick Jern
37 Amy C. Moors
38 Amy Muise
39 Jimmy Moran
40 Tierney Lorenz
41 [no guest]
42 Justin Lehmiller
43 Kaci Mial
44 Kirstin Mitchell
45 Wednesday Martin
46 Gerulf Rieger
47 Gregory D. Webster
48 Menelaos Apostolou
49 Eric W. Schrimshaw
50 Seth Pardo
52 Liam Wignall
52 Pascal Wallisch
53 Jessica Wood
54 Michelle Drouin
55 Gideon Nave
56 Kenneth Play
57 Kate Esterline
58 Christina Parreira
59 Shayna Sparling

References

Molay, Jack (Oct 8, 2015). What Dr. Zhana Vrangalova Taught Me About Transphobia in Science. Crossdreamers https://jackmolay.medium.com/what-dr-zhana-vrangalova-taught-me-about-transphobia-in-science-c40dd244b68d

Throckmorton, Warren (June 11, 2015). What Kind of Woman is Caitlyn Jenner? Part One of a Q&A on Autogynephilia with Michael Bailey. Patheos https://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2015/06/11/what-kind-of-woman-is-caitlyn-jenner-part-one-of-a-qa-on-autogynephilia-with-michael-bailey/ [archive]

Vrangalova Z (Apr 13, 2015). https://twitter.com/DrZhana/status/587695608976248832 https://archive.ph/KWNkh

Vrangalova Z (Jun 13, 2015). https://twitter.com/DrZhana/status/609737211211325440 https://archive.is/wip/KtOZc