I introduced the label “gynandromorphophile” in a paper that I published 31 years ago (Blanchard & Collins, 1993, JNMD, 181, 570–575). I wrote, “We will use the term gynandromorphophiles to designate all men with distinct sexual interest in feminized men, including in the latter men wearing women’s attire and men with surgically or hormonally feminized bodily contours but intact male genitalia.”
I did not actually create that exact word, however. In the first draft of the manuscript that I submitted to the journal, I used a shorter word. I think it might have been “gynandrophile.” An anonymous reviewer objected to that word and insisted that it must be “gynandromorphophile.” I can still remember my great annoyance. Occasionally, however, a journal reviewer – like the proverbial broken clock – is right about something. In this case, the reviewer was probably correct that “gynandromorphophile” captured more of the intended meaning.