Bailey's topic of gay femininity also has attracted criticism
• Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others
From a review of The Man Who Would Be Queen
.Bailey asserts in his book that there are two types of male-to-female transsexuals -- highly feminine gay men and men who are neither gay nor feminine. Members of this second group, known as autogynepheliacs, change sexes because they are aroused by the idea of themselves as women, Bailey said. The rationale behind the second type of transsexual, as well as Bailey's desire to place all transsexuals into one of the two categories, has led to heated debate. Lynn Conway, a male-to-female transsexual and former engineering professor at the University of Michigan, said Bailey's conclusions are both false and offensive.
Bailey tackles sensitive transsexuality issues; some find his views offensive