Ira Pauly
Encyclopedia
Ira Basil Pauly is an American
psychiatrist
best known for his influential work on transsexualism
.
in 1954, where he was a standout football
center
. He won their 1953 leadership trophy and made the Academic All-American team as UCLA won the Pacific Coast Conference
and played in the Rose Bowl.
In the 1960s, while on the faculty at University of Oregon Medical School, Pauly began writing and speaking about treatment of transsexualism. He came around on sex reassignment in 1961 "after soul-searching deliberation." Pauly noted that both transsexualism and abortion
were "sex and tabooed topics" that caused strong responses. Pauly is noted for undertaking the first global review of the published outcome data on transsexualism in 1965. In the mid-1960s, he began collaborating with endocronologist Harry Benjamin
, who cited Pauly's work in The Transsexual Phenomenon. The two later worked to popularize their research in the lay press. In 1975, Lindgren and Pauly introduced a Body Image Scale where subjects rate feelings about 30 body parts from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (very dissatisfied). His 1981 follow-up report on outcome data was later published with independent reviews by Bengt Lundström and Jan Wålinder in 1984. He served as President of HBIGDA, now known as World Professional Association for Transgender Health, from 1985 to 1987.
Pauly left Oregon for an appointment as professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada
School of Medicine in Reno, Nevada
. Under his leadership they developed a fully accredited residency in psychiatry.
Pauly served on the American Psychiatric Association
DSM-IV Subcommittee on Gender Identity Disorders. He retired in 1994.
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United States
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psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
best known for his influential work on transsexualism
Transsexualism
Transsexualism is an individual's identification with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their biological sex. Simply put, it defines a person whose biological birth sex conflicts with their psychological gender...
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Education and career
Pauly earned his undergraduate degree from University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
in 1954, where he was a standout football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
. He won their 1953 leadership trophy and made the Academic All-American team as UCLA won the Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
and played in the Rose Bowl.
In the 1960s, while on the faculty at University of Oregon Medical School, Pauly began writing and speaking about treatment of transsexualism. He came around on sex reassignment in 1961 "after soul-searching deliberation." Pauly noted that both transsexualism and abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
were "sex and tabooed topics" that caused strong responses. Pauly is noted for undertaking the first global review of the published outcome data on transsexualism in 1965. In the mid-1960s, he began collaborating with endocronologist Harry Benjamin
Harry Benjamin
Harry Benjamin was a German endocrinologist, widely known for his clinical work with transsexualism. He was raised in an observant Ashkenazy Jewish home.- Early life and career :...
, who cited Pauly's work in The Transsexual Phenomenon. The two later worked to popularize their research in the lay press. In 1975, Lindgren and Pauly introduced a Body Image Scale where subjects rate feelings about 30 body parts from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (very dissatisfied). His 1981 follow-up report on outcome data was later published with independent reviews by Bengt Lundström and Jan Wålinder in 1984. He served as President of HBIGDA, now known as World Professional Association for Transgender Health, from 1985 to 1987.
Pauly left Oregon for an appointment as professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
School of Medicine in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
. Under his leadership they developed a fully accredited residency in psychiatry.
Pauly served on the American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential worldwide. Its some 38,000 members are mainly American but some are international...
DSM-IV Subcommittee on Gender Identity Disorders. He retired in 1994.
Family
He is married to Ann Pauly. He has four sons, Brett, Quinn, Devin and Tye. Brett is a national award-winning writer-editor for ESPN.comESPN.com
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External links
- Ira Pauly via Jews in Sports