Sexual Fetish vs. Mental Illness

A 40-something man living in a Chicago suburb is like most of his neighbors in many ways. He is happily married, a father of two, works in management for a tech company and enjoys playing a good game of golf. But unlike anyone—anyone he knows, at least—he derives sexual pleasure from wearing women’s undergarments. He kept his fetish a secret from his wife for many years, but now she knows and even sometimes helps him purchase women’s lingerie—for him to wear.

A woman in Austin is a new grandmother and loves the role. She adores her infant grandson and has a great time socializing with family members during holidays and other occasions. She’s described as “bubbly” and is frequently sought out for advice by relatives and friends. Like the man outside Chicago, she also has a sexual fetish. She enjoys sadomasochism and is involved with a man who sexually dominates her—employing bondage, whips, canes and other instruments of sexual “torture.”

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